resistance
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About 10% of the population carries certain genetic variants linked to a newly identified phenomenon called GLP-1 resistance.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Although this is the most detailed investigation so far into GLP-1 resistance, the underlying biological mechanism remains unknown.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Nvidia has resistance from year-to-date peaks near $194.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“Making space for subversion and resistance is at the core of what this band is about,” she continued.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
To Cartesians, Newton’s theory of gravity made no sense; but in England, where Cartesianism had never been adopted without reservations, and where arguments from design were widely accepted, resistance to the theory was much weaker.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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