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withstand

[with-stand, with-] / wɪθˈstænd, wɪð- /


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The stock has emerged as a favored cybersecurity pick among analysts assessing the software companies that seem best positioned to withstand AI disruption.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

It helps car and airplane tires withstand enormous stress, keeps industrial machinery running, and appears in everything from medical devices to garden hoses.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

"It's harder for one country to withstand a trade war with another that it has trade surplus with," Ning said.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“How tall is that levee and is it strong enough to withstand a medium-level storm?” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The death of his daughter, the haunting face of his wife each day at the trial, the realization that the evidence against him was piling up—it was too much to withstand.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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