repel
Example Sentences
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“So 6,475 strike behaves like kryptonite for the market; it can repel price from above and below,” Kizemchuck said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
Lebanon's state-run National News Agency earlier reported "fierce clashes... towards the outskirts of the town of Nabi Sheet to repel Israeli forces that carried out a landing by helicopters" in the area.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Software “moats”—the structural advantages that repel competition—come more from reputation and community support.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Today, they are still used in consumer and industrial products because they repel water, grease, and stains and can tolerate heat and corrosion.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
It was his custom to sit on the table, and his manner to repel anything but the greatest courtesy with a haughty and malevolent tongue.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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