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resilient

[ri-zil-yuhnt, -zil-ee-uhnt] / rɪˈzɪl yənt, -ˈzɪl i ənt /


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“Wild animals are very strong, very resilient and this could have been a lot worse.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“While the manufacturing sector has been fairly resilient in March and April, we doubt that this will last…Demand appears to be softening,” he said in a note to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“North America is likely to see a predominantly price-driven adjustment, with widening segmentation between resilient network carriers and more constrained low-cost operators,” it added.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Gold’s slump has followed Friday’s better-than-expected May U.S. employment report, which reinforced the picture of a resilient economy that didn’t need interest-rate cuts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The idea that America was really Asia died within a generation, while the alchemists’ project was much more resilient.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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