resistance

Example Sentences

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Cleveland’s defense offers some resistance, but the Browns won’t get a lot of help from their rookie quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times

"The legacy left by Mohammed Bakri will remain, reminding us that art can be an act of resistance."

From Barron's

Bitcoin’s price fell less than 1% to $87,300, remaining in a short-term falling trend channel with resistance at $93,400.

From Barron's

After that, there could be a “more serious stallout at resistance,” and then some backtracking into spring for Nvidia and many semiconductor stocks.

From MarketWatch

Scoring in a variety of ways against a defense that provided little resistance, Bilodeau finished with a career-high 34 points while making 12 of 19 shots to go with six rebounds.

From Los Angeles Times