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resilience

Definition for resilience

noun as in elasticity

Strongest match

flexibility

Strong matches

pliancy, recoil, snap

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"We face this disaster with resilience and solidarity," he continued.

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Together, these features highlight the cultural diversity and long-term resilience of the people who developed them.

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She said: "I was clear that I wanted to build up that resilience and that is why I took those decisions to get that headroom up to £21.7bn."

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“This is an issue that jeopardizes the reliability, resilience and public safety of our communications infrastructure.”

It was the resilience and character he demonstrated while trying to make it that fans admired.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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