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withstand

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


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However, the chair’s hawkish tone reassured some investors that the Fed will act to bring down inflation, amid uncertainty around Warsh’s ability to withstand political pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Salesforce stood by its long-term growth targets and argued it can withstand the AI boom at its annual Dreamforce conference.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

In an interview with MarketWatch, he cited their earnings growth, an expanding U.S. economy and the so-called hyperscalers’ investment in artificial intelligence as helping small-cap stocks to withstand a potential rate increase.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

As global temperatures rise, the ice is becoming thinner and more mobile, leaving it less able to withstand the forces generated by cyclones.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

She knew that I would never withstand her, and that I feared her too.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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

Carpenter offers many advantages to investors seeking companies whose competitive barriers to entry are as resistant as its nickel-based alloy Pyromet 41 External link —which withstands temperatures as high as 1500 degrees Fahrenheit.

From Barron's May 21, 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

Yes, because they have withstood the loss of huge names to a breakaway tour that has been financed to the tune of $5bn and that tour has now filed for bankruptcy protection.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

And they booed when a safe call at first withstood replay review instead of ending the game on a double play.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

It has withstood bank threats to decamp to Connecticut or other states.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

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

Despite her common sense, which had withstood more than twenty years’ worth of the three-legged table and her mother’s prognostications, she was trembling as she crossed the threshold of the darkroom.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Google’s search business isn’t just withstanding the threat posed by artificial intelligence, according to an analyst.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

"This project is designed to update those protective features to ensure that they are capable of withstanding modern weaponry like drones."

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

In the last year, the U.S. economy has seemed to defy gravity, withstanding a chaotic trade war, shocks to the labor supply, and wild swings in the stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 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

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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