withstand
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Governments are eager to expand oil reserves to withstand future disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
At a recent summit on UK resilience, the conversation focused on the need for the UK to be able to withstand a Black Sky event for a minimum of 72 hours.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
New computer simulations suggest that powerful magnetic fields hidden inside these stellar remnants could help them withstand crushing gravity and reach extraordinary masses.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
He says evidence points to the opposite: These algorithms are likely to withstand most attacks by any kind of computer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
But he allowed himself to look slightly past the Queen as he spoke, so that he would not have to withstand the full force of her gaze.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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NASA's Juno spacecraft has uncovered remarkable new details about how Jupiter withstands the constant stream of high-energy particles flowing from the Sun.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Even if it withstands legal challenges, energy analysts and traders say the supply quantities involved are too small to lower prices much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
ChatGPT maker OpenAI unveiled this month a 13-page "Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age" that calls for new taxation and expanded safety nets to ensure society withstands the arrival of superintelligent systems.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
Vanguard released a follow-up report on Wednesday on “How America withstands financial hardships” that takes a deep dive behind the headlines.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026
But Jason withstood the fearful creatures as a great rock in the sea withstands the waves.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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That’s good, because the metaverse bit of Meta hasn’t withstood the test of time.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Saudi forces have withstood such waves of attacks in the earlier phases of the Yemen war and even managed to curtail them over time, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The shop withstood the loss of his mom and dad, the pandemic and the stress of the Eaton fire, which destroyed his brother’s home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Zara owner Inditex, one of the world's largest fashion retailers, reported Wednesday higher profits for the first half of its fiscal year as its brands withstood fierce competition and boosted sales.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
No monster had ever withstood a direct hit from my sword like that.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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El-Sayed bested Republican Mike Rogers, withstanding an onslaught of attacks that included baselessly tying him to terrorism and a high-profile spat with a fellow Democrat.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Google’s search business isn’t just withstanding the threat posed by artificial intelligence, according to an analyst.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
A run of brighter-than-expected data has lifted hopes Germany is withstanding the worst of the Middle East war and subsequent soaring energy costs, and gradually emerging from a years-long stagnation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
In the context of the season, it's Barcelona that seems the anomaly, not Austria, not withstanding the chassis upgrade introduced in Spain and the engine boost in Austria.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Many of the microscopic parasites that produced malaria would survive the sublethal dose and produce offspring capable of withstanding a full dose of the medicine.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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