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One deportee even resisted leaving the plane, before being physically removed.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Beijing’s pressure intensified as Zion resisted, according to church members.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The governor has largely resisted adopting new across-the-board tax increases or sharply curtailing his expensive policy proposals in order to align state spending with revenue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The Atlantic archipelago's regional government has consistently resisted taking in the ship, which was only authorised to anchor offshore.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Briony resisted because she wanted to chase in solitude the faint thrill of possibility she had felt before, the elusive excitement at a prospect she was coming close to defining, at least emotionally.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan



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