resistance
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The artificial-intelligence chip leader broke through $195 resistance as investors warmed to the AI theme.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Over time, some patients develop insulin resistance, meaning their bodies respond less effectively to insulin.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
Daniel O’Regan, an equity trader at Mizuho Americas, pointed out in commentary shared with MarketWatch that the 7,000 level has reliably served as a resistance level for the index for the past four months.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Not until the Civil War did Congress enact a national draft, and even then it was met with significant resistance through both legal and political action and riots in the streets.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
The Gestapo were astonished that teenagers had conducted such resistance activity.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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