resistance

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The big jump in SPX leaves a gap all the way down to the low 6,600s — the resistance area that was cleared out by the monster rally.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The work of existence is to discover “where in one’s life resistance works, and what, when it does work, it works in the service of.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

For Abdul-Aal, the only form of resistance still open to him was to stay in his home, no matter what.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

"Dietary strategies won't generate antibiotic resistance in the same way a drug might," Hsiao said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

At that young age, George joined the Dutch underground resistance movement as a courier, learning to dodge the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau