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But alliances can withstand a lot of friction—physical proximity alone probably makes a wholesale U.S.-Canada divorce impossible—and escalation isn’t guaranteed.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

"I think there's only so much stress they can withstand," said the gardener, who tends 1,800 trees.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Access to instant cash helps banks withstand runs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

“You have to be able to kind of withstand all of the things that happen.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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

It could eventually improve understanding of how DNA withstands light exposure, how energy travels through materials designed to harvest light, and how other fundamental light-driven processes occur.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

We have only one path forward: build a more capable American open-weight alternative that withstands attempted jailbreaks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 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

As for the status of the anti-unitarian precedent of Humphrey’s, the court claimed its logic has “not withstood the test of time” and had been effectively undermined for decades.

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026

The imposing grain silos at Beirut’s port mostly withstood last year’s massive explosion — but now serve as reminders of negligence and destruction.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

Toll Brothers, a luxury homebuilder, has withstood selling pressure better than its peers.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

Brooke Halliday and Maddy Green withstood Bell's spell in helpful bowling conditions to add 57 for the fourth wicket, as the former finished unbeaten on 42 with support from Izzy Gaze's 22 not out.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Savery’s engine, and Papin’s second engine, needed to build up a high pressure in order to be effective but, in practice, boilers and cylinders could not be made that withstood such pressure.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Critical to withstanding pressure from the Middle East war is a long-term push by Beijing to ensure energy security, which experts say is now bearing fruit.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

The Ukrainian president is the same as ever—steadfast, with a nervous system that seems fireproof and capable of withstanding anything.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Weston kick-started the golden rush, withstanding the heavy pressure on his shoulders to win the men's skeleton title that was always his to lose.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026

Investors have been fleeing the AI trade—not withstanding a dramatic upsurge today—with one exception: data center real estate investment trusts.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 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