resistant

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And that helps to explain why Americans are so resistant to paying more for goods and services and helping, in an unintended way, to keep a cap on inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The work suggests that resistant cancers may be made vulnerable once again, not by changing their genes, but by dismantling the repair systems that help them survive.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Asked why Nestlé is resistant to selling its L’Oréal shares, which are roughly flat over the past year, Manz tells Barron’s it has been “a very high-performing investment” for the company.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He had a job and wasn’t homeless, but like a lot of people who struggle with depression and other demons, he was resistant to help, and even to the idea that he needed help.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The Department of Agriculture’s Yearbook for 1952, devoted entirely to insects, recognizes the fact that insects become resistant but says, “More applications or greater quantities of the insecticides are needed then for adequate control.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson