resilient
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He added: "Whether the fans like that type of football or not, they have to do anything to stop City winning. They need to be resilient enough to stop City from scoring."
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
“It demonstrates nature is resilient and it can rebound.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
These findings suggest that simple life forms may be more resilient than previously thought.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
But Iran has proved to be a resilient foe, and some U.S. government analysts project that Iran could still field some of its ballistic missile launchers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Inured by the confirmation of his own inconsequence, he became resilient and truly indifferent.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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