resistance
Example Sentences
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But it risks hardening the resistance of the communist regime, said close observers of the Caribbean island.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
That move was important because $100 previously acted as support throughout February, March, and April, and bulls did not want to see former support turn into new resistance.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Arsenal put a lot of emphasis on recruiting players with good availability, robustness and resistance to injury heading into last summer's window.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Clinical trials have already shown that eating grapes can help improve the skin's resistance to UV radiation in roughly 30% to 50% of people.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
To agitate him thus deeply, by a resistance he so abhorred, was cruel: to yield was out of the question.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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