resistance
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Seyffardt was a Dutch general who commanded a Waffen-SS unit of volunteers on the eastern front before he was assassinated by resistance fighters in 1943.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
The effects were not limited to cancer resistance.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
But the same mandates that have increased access to mental-health care have made overdiagnosis and overmedication the path of least resistance for a generation of clinicians and patients.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Maybe my resistance to parenting content stems from the fact that I don’t want to perform insecurity for a jolt of reassurance.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
One of the most famous resistance groups was the White Rose, headed by Hans Scholl and his close-knit group of fellow students who had grown disillusioned with the Nazi government and the war.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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