resistance
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The task isn’t to help defenders run faster inside a failing paradigm, but to change the conditions of engagement so hostile activity encounters immediate resistance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Despite the decline, Nvidia looks to have finally broken through long-held resistance at around $195 as investors warm again to the AI theme.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Netflix and AMC previously had a complicated relationship over the streaming service’s long-standing resistance to traditional theatrical releases.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
This fluid-like motion resembles water but with far lower resistance to flow.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
Ground, sea, and air troops from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, supported by the French resistance, stormed onto the beaches of Normandy in France.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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