resistance
Example Sentences
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It briefly rose above a key resistance level at $75,200, according to Katie Stockton, founder and managing partner at Fairlead Strategies.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
The Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 and Henry David Thoreau’s 1846 tax protest exemplify American resistance to taxation.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
He got his patients to wear elastic bands - which simulated resistance - while doing a series of exercises that would strengthen their core.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
I want to honor the families, because the intentional inhabitation of these spaces was an act of resistance.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Marco lifts his hand to a nearby rose and his fingers pass through its petals with only a soft resistance, as though they are made of water rather than ice.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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