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resistant

[ri-zis-tuhnt] / rɪˈzɪs tənt /


ADJECTIVE
impervious
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Lloyd said relapses of Burkitt Lymphoma could be resistant to treatment, but a clinical trial for a new type of treatment for children and young people had offered them hope.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

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

Many workers have noticed the tendency of resistant flies to rest more on untreated horizontal surfaces than on treated walls.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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