4
guards(noun, verb, defends)
4
protects(verb, defends)
4
shields(noun, verb, defends)
3
averts(verb, defends)
3
defends(verb, defends)
3
fends(verb, defends)
3
safeguards(noun, verb, defends)
2
covers(verb, defends)
2
custodies
2
districts
2
protections
2
quarters
2
rebuts(noun, verb, defends)
2
screens(noun, verb, defends)
2
shelters(noun, verb, defends)
1
answers(verb, defends)
1
argues(verb, defends)
1
backfires(verb, defends)
1
barricades(verb, defends)
1
bars(verb, defends)
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