resistance
Example Sentences
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However, after clawing her way back to 5-4 from 5-1 down in the tie-break, Raducanu's resistance let up and Sierra secured victory after an hour and 45 minutes.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Josh Bersin, head of a research and advisory firm bearing his name, initially encountered resistance over his companywide introduction of an AI twin.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The team selected 143 genes previously associated with resistance to the melanoma drug Vemurafenib and systematically disabled them in melanoma cells.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
At the same time, resistance is also already mounting.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The announcement of a War on Drugs was therefore met with some confusion and resistance within law enforcement, as well as among some conservative commentators.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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