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Jeremy Vernon, 51, said despite having his kidney removed due to cancer he could not resist clearing neglected paths in his free time and it had made him a hit on social media.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Investors should also resist reading it as a promise of 40% lower costs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

But Tatiana couldn’t resist one indulgence: In a folder, she placed a lock of baby hair that she kept from Alisa and Stupnikov’s infancy, as well as some old photos and his high school certificate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

By engineering the natural immune defenses of plants, researchers have developed an experimental approach that could eventually help wheat, rice, and barley resist fungal infections more effectively.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Too fast for her to resist, he squeezed her hand—and let go.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Continuing with pre-Budget speculation, the Times says "no increase to capital gains tax" is expected to be handed down as "chancellor resists pressure" from allies of Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The HV measurement refers to Vickers hardness, a test that evaluates how strongly a material resists being indented by a hard tip.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Indeed, one of the striking features of the majority opinion is how persistently it resists artificial distinctions.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

But the English group’s slippery music resists stylistic classification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

For the next few days, I follow Teddy’s lead when I babysit, never pushing him to do anything he resists.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

She said she had previously resisted the call to "reduce everything to funding", but the "extent of failure is too great".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Binghamton largely resisted the effects of the depression.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

In the 1930s and ’40s, Justice Alito explains, the Supreme Court mostly resisted any inclination to strike down Congressional legislation, which had mostly to do with New Deal economic policies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

During court, both sides also resisted the judge's request to decide a potential retrial date, arguing that important legal questions still need to be decided first.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Darbishire resisted at first, but he could no longer deny the data; he ultimately conceded the point.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

They also reported poorer sleep, a stronger desire for continuous stimulation, and greater difficulty resisting the urge to immediately check their phones or act on impulses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Both of us have been resisting the idea that ‘grief is love with nowhere to go’ and instead, actively putting our grief, our love, into our art,” Falley said in an email exchange.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The entire Crace clan is resisting Susan’s nosing about, imperiling the brand and jeopardizing the Netflix deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Ahead of this 3-1 or 3-2 base, wingers are asked to stay high and wide, resisting the urge to leave their position.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

After resisting the idea of abdominal surgery for years, he had finally relented after consulting with Snell, but now he seemed to be looking ahead to a more distant prospect.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik