resistance
Example Sentences
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This happened during the nationwide #MeToo reckoning, but they still encountered resistance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Inside organizations, AI is already creating winners and losers, and the ability to navigate that—to build coalitions, manage resistance and help people adapt—will become increasingly valuable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
While these treatments have helped many patients, a significant number either fail to respond or eventually develop resistance.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
As a result, these influencers often clash with their local bishops, putting up resistance when told to rein in their posting.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
That had been six years ago, the same year the Japanese had killed Sunjin’s father for being a resistance fighter.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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