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France looked to stop this by having a centre-back follow him but his ability to resist the press and find nearby team-mates was central to many of Spain's best attacks.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

During the fourth decade of warming, they observed that stable portions of soil organic matter, once believed to resist warming mediated decomposition, also began to break down.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

That Sybylla does, in fact, resist, choosing independence over love and the possibility of perennial pillow fights, makes “My Brilliant Career” so daring and thrilling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

A petition addressed to the president, provost and board of trustees by an alumni group, signed by more than 4,000 people, urged Yale to resist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

“By reducing its half-life, you will be able to occupy the planet far sooner,” I go on, hoping she won’t be able to resist.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Indeed, one of the striking features of the majority opinion is how persistently it resists artificial distinctions.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

The intimacy of life and work are everywhere in the canvases, but Vermeer’s “sea of signs,” as Mr. Graham-Dixon calls it, resists reduction to narrative certainty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

In a news release, a museum spokesperson said Mull’s work “upsets any storybook picture of perfection” and resists nostalgia while acknowledging its allure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

The goal: to build digital ecosystems that ensure Europe retains control over services and data, and resists foreign interference.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

All the baby books say Penny should be done with formula already, but Penny resists the real stuff.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Some in law enforcement resisted the devices as unnecessary and expensive, but lawmakers and public pressure won out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Washington notes that late adopters who once resisted online banking and mobile apps are finally getting comfortable with digital payments.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

But some - such as Ghana, Zimbabwe and Zambia - have resisted signing up, citing different reasons.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Under owner Arte Moreno, the Angels have resisted rebuilding, preferring to add lower-tier free agents and rush college players to the major leagues in an effort to field a competitive roster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Hans and Sophie could have fled or resisted arrest, but they submitted to Schmied, who summoned the Gestapo.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

And developers have been encroaching on the peaceful coastal village, but "we're still resisting them", she said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Dwight Eisenhower showed it in moments of crisis, resisting pressure for rash military action and instead relying on coalition-building and careful deliberation during the Cold War.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

It challenges the long standing idea that animals inherited a single core antiviral system from a common ancestor and instead points to multiple evolutionary solutions for resisting viral infections.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026

In his experience, about 20% of professors quickly are embracing AI, while 10% are resisting it.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

But then there came a point when I just stopped resisting.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro