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: Sam and John couldn't agree on which part of the meal was more important: the food or the wine. Sam said the _ was more filling and satisfying.

Answer: food


Question: The infection blocked his nasal passage, but the medicine cleared it up, the _ was powerless against it.

Answer: infection


Question: The doctor had to diagnose the cough as a cold or a flu, because the patient had a fever the doctor said it was the _ .

Answer:
flu