resisting

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In his experience, about 20% of professors quickly are embracing AI, while 10% are resisting it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

A few years later, Greenspan earned plaudits again for resisting pressure from colleagues to raise rates aggressively as the unemployment rate tested new 30-year lows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Kingsley pantomimes resisting repeated entreaties amid the cacophony.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Now, scientists at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a new approach that tackles one of the field's biggest challenges: maintaining superconductivity at higher temperatures while also resisting strong magnetic fields.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

I nodded, barely resisting the urge to say “That’s putting it mildly.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline