resistant

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Bitcoin developers Hunter Beast and Ethan Heilman introduced a draft proposal in 2024 to make bitcoin more resistant to quantum attacks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

"MOMENTUM" is the first study conducted in the United States and the largest to date to measure how common hypercortisolism is among patients with resistant hypertension.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Other finance executives are weighing staff cuts, particularly for employees who are more resistant to gaining new technological skills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

At the end of the Ashes, McCullum appeared resistant to having change imposed on him, and Key said he does not want the coach to lose his "authenticity".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The next year, nevertheless, flies were resistant to DDT and chlordane.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson