resistant
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Carpenter offers many advantages to investors seeking companies whose competitive barriers to entry are as resistant as its nickel-based alloy Pyromet 41 External link —which withstands temperatures as high as 1500 degrees Fahrenheit.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
That’s the type of demand that is more resistant to a rise in prices, and less likely to decline because of higher costs, he said.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
There are lots of new tools, but there’s still an old-school mentality that’s resistant to new tools.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Newer seawater electrolysis research continues to focus on the same bottlenecks: corrosion resistant materials, long lasting electrodes, chlorine suppression, and system designs that can survive real seawater rather than ideal laboratory solutions.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
The German cockroach throughout much of North America has become resistant to chlordane, once the favorite weapon of exterminators who have now turned to the organic phosphates.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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