withstood

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He withstood even louder vitriol to grab a crucial half against a spirited DeChambeau fightback in the Bethpage Bearpit at last year's Ryder Cup.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Super Micro has withstood controversy in the past.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

These momentous shifts partly explain how the U.S. economy easily withstood a surge in oil prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

He withstood two breakaways in critical moments and helped kill a 5-on-3 power play.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Where pseudosciences fail is in not subjecting their conclusions to a test, in not linking them in a coherent way to other statements which have withstood scrutiny.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos