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resilience

[ri-zil-yuhns, -zil-ee-uhns] / rɪˈzɪl jəns, -ˈzɪl i əns /
NOUN
elasticity
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Executives and business-risk experts in March published a call to action in the Harvard Business Review titled “The Case for Hiring a Chief Resilience Officer.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

West Devon Council's Hub Committee was told 78 payments had been made through Crisis and Resilience Fund applications since April, with many going to families dealing with surging heating oil costs.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Biden administration demonstrated what successful analysis and action-oriented coordination could achieve, with its agency-led supply-chain studies and interagency Supply Chain Resilience Council.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

In the Resilience Department, visitors can don headphones to listen to sounds recorded by Canada-based artist Margüi during an epileptic seizure for a piece titled “Unbreakable.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“Fly, at the risk of being tiresome myself, please do us a favor and be quiet. You see, Resilience, this is the problem with drones. They are so very chatty,” Guardian says.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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