withstand
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Ramirez supports policies that call for responsible energy development, innovation in renewable technologies, improving energy efficiency in buildings and transportation, and strengthening infrastructure to withstand stronger storms and higher temperatures.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Northlight Asset Management, expects the US economy can withstand short-term global shocks.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Iranian officials said on Tuesday the country could withstand the blockade as it was using alternative trade routes.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Farley’s remarks, made Wednesday to reporters, suggest the automaker has come to accept Chinese rivals’ march while securing time to bolster its own operations to better withstand the entry of China-made competitors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
‘You were there? Tell me more! Why did no help come? And how did you escape, and yet he did not, so mighty a man as he was, and only orcs to withstand him?’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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