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Whether Chelsea resist City's interest and fully reintegrate Fernandez to the squad or whether they sell the midfielder is likely to be one of the themes of the final two weeks of the transfer window.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

That these customers could resist the urge to step a few paces outside to see the real thing still amazes me 55 years later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Really, what writer, no matter how detached from their past, could resist that kind of sweet talk?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

But it’s precisely that experience, and that of my wife, who was an actual world-class athlete, that helps me resist the temptation to go the path of data overload with our two daughters.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

The armistice terms presented by Marshal Foch were designed to make sure that the Germans would have no further power to resist.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Writing is thinking made visible: The sentence that resists you does so because the thought inside it is unfinished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Roberts’ opinion for the court, despite being well-written and legally correct, resists critiquing the original order with the forcefulness this issue deserves.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

The HV measurement refers to Vickers hardness, a test that evaluates how strongly a material resists being indented by a hard tip.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Which isn’t to say that Gibbard entirely resists placing blame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

She resists it, getting up as usual, putting her hand on the wall or on the edges of the furniture as she walks, standing hunched over at the kitchen sink, a cardigan over her shoulders.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Galperin said she has seen how creators of stalkerware have resisted changing their product function in favor of rewriting ad copy to say their software is meant for parents, employees or “building trust in relationships.”

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Yet he has ultimately resisted, once again stepping back this month from options to expand strikes across Iran’s critical infrastructure and leadership.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

This approach allowed immunotherapy to work against tumors that had previously resisted treatment.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

Warsh has vowed to reduce inflation, but so far he’s resisted a rate hike.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

He resisted the impulse to cover Finn’s ears, so he wouldn’t hear.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

He takes the long view of Afghanistan's history of resisting foreign invaders.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

According to the watchdog group, officers sought charges against Ludwig even after they realized the mistake, booking him on charges of reckless driving and resisting arrest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Bangladesh is resisting Indian efforts to return alleged illegal migrants forcibly across the roughly 2,500-mile boundary between the two countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Long criticized for falling behind in the AI race, Apple is now being rewarded by Wall Street for resisting the vast investments its big tech rivals have poured into chips and data centers.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Clara muttered, resisting the urge to do so herself.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny