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That stability could allow the magnetic system to resist small environmental disturbances that might otherwise interfere with its ability to provide reliable navigational information.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

But who could resist the ecstatic momentum of her ad hoc band members buying into her grassroots dream?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Saylor never specified whose generational wealth will be transferred to whom, but the hope he was offering proved too much for most attendees to resist.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

The other puts a harmless virus into trees to help them resist the citrus greening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

The armistice terms presented by Marshal Foch were designed to make sure that the Germans would have no further power to resist.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

And in a league hard-wired to drag down any team that inches too far ahead, anyone who resists the gravitational pull toward mediocrity has figured out how to beat the system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Roberts’ opinion for the court, despite being well-written and legally correct, resists critiquing the original order with the forcefulness this issue deserves.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

The HV measurement refers to Vickers hardness, a test that evaluates how strongly a material resists being indented by a hard tip.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

In a news release, a museum spokesperson said Mull’s work “upsets any storybook picture of perfection” and resists nostalgia while acknowledging its allure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Alabaster is giving it a gravity that resists a total smile.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

"Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker — preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster," Netanyahu wrote on X.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Michigan Board of Regents so far has resisted such moves, even though the idea floated at the Ellisons’ home last spring was to keep the quasi-independent entity under school control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“I need to be true to myself and my ancestors who resisted colonisation, and fought for a freedom that I enjoy today in Ireland,” Rowe continued.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

He has resisted an independent public inquiry into what happened and this latest report will only fuel critics' suspicions.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

I had the urge to hug Mr. Bykovski, but resisted it.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

“Whether it’s business, universities, law firms, universities, religious organizations, or any other civil society organization,” Grumbach says, “it’s clear that resisting in a coordinated way is more viable than going it alone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

He takes the long view of Afghanistan's history of resisting foreign invaders.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Gen Z isn’t simply embracing AI or resisting it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The bottom line: Give Cook credit for resisting the many calls over the last 15 years to respond to the latest fashion on Wall Street.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026

She wondered what she looked like herself, resisting the urge to put her hand up to her head again.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen