resistance

Example Sentences

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At the funeral for one of the last leaders of Kenya's Mau Mau resistance movement on Saturday, his daughter is bitter: he fought to liberate a country that never thanked him.

From Barron's

In the decades since, films challenging social norms or scrutinising institutions have more often faced resistance from the censors.

From BBC

Let’s hope that we can knock over that house of cards with peace walks and other forms of calm, resolute resistance.

From Salon

Some individuals with type 1 diabetes also develop insulin resistance, meaning their cells do not respond properly to insulin.

From Science Daily

But Rockwell’s time traveler — he really is one — is used to a firewall of resistance.

From Los Angeles Times