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resilience

[ri-zil-yuhns, -zil-ee-uhns] / rɪˈzɪl yəns, -ˈzɪl i əns /
NOUN
elasticity
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Modern bison management programs could improve their resilience to changing environmental conditions by maintaining the ability to adjust where and how animals are managed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

In the government's cohesion strategy published in April, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said that social cohesion was "a vital front in the resilience of our national security".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The ETF aligns with growth opportunities around building grid resilience, he says, citing a recent J.P.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But when it comes to resilience, the company plunges to 110th place—a byproduct of its dependence on both Taiwan and China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“There is resilience in your blood too. The willpower to endure seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Though your ancestors were once slaves, their descendants fought for equal rights.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston




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