resist
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They couldn’t resist including a subtle nod toward the situation involving New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and reporter Dianna Russini.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Many of us were raised to sneer at social influence—instructed to resist peer pressure at all costs—but there’s another term for thinking about all this that’s less off-putting: role modeling.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
When Dallin was airborne, he couldn’t resist looking out for any signs of golf, the game he’d play into his 80s.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
A people without history, without context, who lack the means to understand their predicament or the tools to resist it, are easy prey for authoritarians.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
The Incorrigible children already knew this, but Lord Fredrick Ashton had not had the same careful training in how to resist temptation.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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