You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.
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Question: She needed to prove her innocence but the jury didn't believe her story or evidence. The _ was more important to believe.

Answer: story


Question: the nurse decided to provide care to the beds instead of the floors, since the _ were dirty.

Answer: beds


Question: We couldn't get the box through the clearance in time since the _ was short.

Answer:
clearance