resistance
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Scientists are also concerned that this protective environment could help promote antibiotic resistance, making infections harder to treat over time.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
Sculptor Maddy Inez, granddaughter of Betye Saar, crafts a series of ceramic vessels — each an ode to different plants brought over during the transatlantic slave trade — reframing gardening as an act of resistance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Bitcoin is technically positive short-term with resistance at $79,000; Ether also gained 1% to $2,275.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
During her earlier confinement, Aung San Suu Kyi's dignified, non-violent resistance won her admirers across Myanmar and around the world, and she famously made speeches to supporters from her family home.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
On the first day of the invasion, in the first major battle of the war, the Germans, to their astonishment, met determined Belgian resistance.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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