resistant
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Cancer immunotherapy has dramatically changed how doctors treat many forms of cancer, yet pancreatic cancer has remained particularly resistant to these advances.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
"This is Marfona, which is meant to be a drought resistant variety," Collins said.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
One wanted to know how to modify the measles virus to make an outbreak resistant to the measles vaccine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Actors, writers, production staff and movie fans are still resistant to the overuse of AI and defining when and where it is acceptable, so studios are treading lightly, said AI film studio CEO Mooser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 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
Vocabulary lists containing resistant
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