withstand
Example Sentences
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Japan’s economy is large and resilient enough to withstand this pressure for some time, but not forever without help.
In an earlier study, the team showed that Clostridium sporogenes could be genetically altered to better withstand oxygen.
From Science Daily
The remaining population is made up of cells that are slower to act but better able to withstand the stresses of aging.
From Science Daily
However, “global economies and financial markets have already proven they can withstand multi-decade high U.S. tariff rates,” he said.
They withstood snowstorms in Livigno, cheered the debut of ski mountaineering in Bormio and held their breath while multiple skiers got airlifted off the downhill course in Cortina.
From Los Angeles Times
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