resistant

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But as resistant as Didi is to Cliff’s relentless wisecrackery—and despite her awareness that there are an age gap and a fiancée in the way—she eventually melts.

From The Wall Street Journal

These revived cells not only showed improved energy levels but also became more resistant to cell death, even when they were later exposed to damaging treatments such as chemotherapy.

From Science Daily

Some companies found it difficult to pass price increases on to resistant customers, however, and that reduced their profit margins.

From MarketWatch

They are extremely stable and naturally resistant to external fields, but this same stability has made them very difficult to manipulate, limiting scientific progress in this area.

From Science Daily

Blocking this interaction could serve as an effective therapy by itself and may also help sustain tumor-targeting T cells in patients who are at risk of becoming resistant to current immune checkpoint treatments.

From Science Daily