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resistance

[ri-zis-tuhns] / rɪˈzɪs təns /


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Chairman Kevin Warsh will face resistance to reform from colleagues eager to protect their turf.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The transition temperature marks the point where a material can carry electricity with zero resistance.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Once there, the path of least resistance is to use Amazon’s warehouses for everything – including the orders that come in from Shopify and Etsy.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

His message adds a powerful voice to the burgeoning resistance to the technology and comes at an inconvenient time for the AI industry.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

It almost seemed as if these humans sensed the Afterlife realms—some unconscious part of them guiding them along the path of least resistance.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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