resistant
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The building materials are fire resistant, as are the windows, and the eaves are fire-hardened as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
As cancer cells move outward, they must push through an increasingly resistant environment.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
It also enables the production of alloys which are highly resistant, notably to corrosion and heat, a boon for sectors such as aerospace as well as defence.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Others, including widely used polyethylene, are far more resistant to biological degradation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
It is a subtractive process that starts with a solid block, usually stone, which is highly resistant to the sculptor’s chisel.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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