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resilience

[ri-zil-yuhns, -zil-ee-uhns] / rɪˈzɪl jəns, -ˈzɪl i əns /
NOUN
elasticity
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"Farming in a way that creates biodiversity resilience -- such as by flooding the fields very early -- has also helped combat drought", she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

"You have built resilience across our public services, businesses and communities, equipping us all to prosper in our ever-evolving digital world," the monarch added.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

It is hard to imagine Nvidia’s five-year CDS reflecting much credit risk, given how much revenue and earnings have grown in recent years and the stock’s resilience, but that is exactly what’s been happening.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

The WTO said that the global economy’s resilience in the face of that and other shocks underlined the value of the rules-based system it oversees, and which is still largely intact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The dictionary also says resilience can mean buoyancy, which is the ability to float.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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