refractory
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They said their blood sugar readings were refractory, meaning they kept coming back despite being given glucose, whereas naturally-occurring hypoglycemia can be easily corrected with a treatment such as a sugary drink.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
RP1 is intended to help these refractory patients by boosting their response to other therapies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration has accepted a biologics license application for anito-cel as a fourth-line treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
Instead, the team focused on more stable materials known as refractory elements.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
Then in the Clarkston area of Washington the insects became refractory — they were harder to kill than in the orchards of the Wenatchee and Yakima valleys and elsewhere.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
U.S. and European companies have been recently investing in developing synthetic graphite as demand from the EV sector is surging for this soft form of carbon, which until recently was mainly used for steelmaking refractories.
From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2023
It boasted that it was the world's No. 1 producer of aluminum, tinplate, refractories, plumbing fixtures, lifting jacks, air brakes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Allain knew where to find men; twenty-five leagues from Caen, in the department of La Manche, some way from any highroad, is situated the village of La Mancellière, whose men were all refractories.
From The House of the Combrays by G. Le Notre
These two prelates, refractories to the decrees of the popes, were supported by Innocent XI. in their resistance to the will and rights of their sovereign.
From The Power Of The Popes by Pierre Claude Fran?ois Daunou
On arriving at Saint-Savin, the women Lechantre and Bryond heard of the arrest of Bourget, that of the driver of the diligence, and that of the two refractories.
From The Brotherhood of Consolation by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
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