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5
protected(verb, defended)
4
defended(verb, defended)
3
averted(verb, defended)
3
warded(verb, defended)
2
covered(verb, defended)
2
guarded(verb, defended)
2
opposed(verb, defended)
2
repelled
2
resisted(verb, defended)
2
safeguarded(verb, defended)
2
screened(verb, defended)
2
secured(verb, defended)
2
shielded(verb, defended)
2
supported(verb, defended)
1
answered(verb, defended)
1
argued(verb, defended)
1
avoided
1
backfired(verb, defended)
1
balked
1
barred(verb, defended)
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