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resistant

[ri-zis-tuhnt] / rɪˈzɪs tənt /


ADJECTIVE
impervious
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"I'm really resistant to the idea of writing a trauma novel. I want something that is fun and entertaining."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“This is a regime that has been very resistant to economic pressure in the past when it comes to negotiating,” Gregory Brew, a senior analyst focusing on Iran at the Eurasia Group consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

When researchers blocked VEGFC, the resistant melanoma cells were no longer able to grow.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Medtronic’s business, however, is focused on GLP-1 resistant cardiology and neurology.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Over the eons of unhurried time that is nature’s, life reached an adjustment with destructive forces as selection weeded out the less adaptable and only the most resistant survived.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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