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backfires
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bulwarks
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buttresses
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championships
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conservations
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contradictions(noun, counter-evidences)
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counter-evidences(noun, counter-evidences)
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countermeasures
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coverts
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defence
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defends
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defense mechanism
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echoes(noun, responses)
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entreaties(noun, pleas)
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escape mechanism(noun, expression, idiom, strategy)
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fences(noun, fortifications)
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fortifications(noun, text, lineament, supports, securities)
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guard
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harbors
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mainstays
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