withstood

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Brooke Halliday and Maddy Green withstood Bell's spell in helpful bowling conditions to add 57 for the fourth wicket, as the former finished unbeaten on 42 with support from Izzy Gaze's 22 not out.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

It is possible that Tehran feels it can absorb the pain of a prolonged oil shutdown, just as it withstood the military assault and the killings of its top leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The S&P 500 withstood a bear market in 2022 and roared back with double-digit returns in 2023, 2024, and 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Upbeat Midwestern activists withstood whipping winds to form a line of protesters stretching nearly three blocks of Burlington Avenue in Hastings, Neb.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Without Sue, without her almost constant presence, how could he have withstood such an avalanche of shocks—the crime itself, his interviews with Mr. Dewey, the pathetic irony of being for a while the principal suspect?

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote