resistance
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The criticism reflects an identity crisis inside a movement built around resistance to Washington by Chávez, who died from cancer in 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The setup emerged after the stock failed to break above a bullish ascending triangle in late February, encountering resistance near the $125 level on three separate occasions.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
France looked effortlessly cool throughout in the sweltering Seville heat - the piece de resistance of that all-timer of a home kit.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“Despite recent advances in immunotherapy and targeted therapy, most patients with non-small-cell lung cancer continue to have disease progression and develop resistance to current treatments,” the authors of a commentary wrote in The Lancet.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
When the Japanese prohibit Filipinos from gathering in groups, churches organize resistance meetings inside chapels under the guise of worship.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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