resistance

Example Sentences

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For this reason, empathy is the greatest form of resistance, because it’s much harder to abandon someone if you can imagine yourself in their pain.

From Los Angeles Times

Precious metals include gold and silver, of course, but also palladium, for its rarity, high value, and corrosion resistance, even though demand for it is dominated by the car industry.

From Barron's

Antiferromagnetic materials offer much better resistance to external magnetic disturbances.

From Science Daily

The electrons confined to the surfaces begin to pair up, allowing them to move without resistance.

From Science Daily

This water flowed underground to the south through the path of least resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal