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resistant

[ri-zis-tuhnt] / rɪˈzɪs tənt /


ADJECTIVE
impervious
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Yet, for a living document intended to “secure the Blessings of Liberty,” as the preamble states, it has been pretty resistant to revision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Exchanges were member-owned, resistant to change, and mostly avoided.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Allies of the former mayor of Greater Manchester say Burnham's time in that job proved to him "how resistant Whitehall can be to devolution", as one put it, and that he wanted that to change.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

The researchers examined how resistant each strain was to 16 commonly used antibiotics, including ampicillin combined with sulbactam, meropenem, tetracycline, and vancomycin.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

A tropical mosquito that carries parasites responsible for such diseases as elephantiasis has become strongly resistant in many parts of the world.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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