resist
Example Sentences
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For the rest of 2023, they “lived like monks,” resisting outside hires and focused maniacally on building a user-friendly tool.
The company last month cut its full-year outlook as consumers resisted its higher prices and tariffs weighed more heavily than expected on profit.
The movement exploded in 1828 as workers resisted longer workdays, invoking the Declaration’s “pursuit of happiness.”
The authorities have resisted calls from farmers to be allowed to vaccinate their flocks, arguing there is no proof the measure actually works.
From Barron's
Meanwhile, the leaders of civil society organizations appear ill-suited to resist such suppression of free speech and, in some cases, seem to embrace it.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
