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resilient

[ri-zil-yuhnt, -zil-ee-uhnt] / rɪˈzɪl yənt, -ˈzɪl i ənt /


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It could leave them more resilient when the crisis ends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The latest spending data showed consumers proved resilient during the first month of the Iran war, and the results are expected to help boost economic growth for the first quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Ternus is credited with leading a drive to make Apple products more durable, reliable and resilient, as well as innovative designs that reduced their carbon footprint.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

This was a resilient display to answer the allegations that Arsenal are "chokers" - but the bottom line is this was still a defeat that maintains Manchester City's momentum while increasing unease in north London.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

So they’d had Lexie first, in 1980, then Trip the next year and Moody the year after that, and Mrs. Richardson had secretly been proud of how fertile her body had proved, how resilient.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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