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resistant

[ri-zis-tuhnt] / rɪˈzɪs tənt /


ADJECTIVE
impervious
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It’s more highly enriched than the uranium that most reactors use, and is encased in silicon carbide, a material considered resistant to high heat, greatly reducing the risk of meltdowns.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Citibank economists argue that people have become very resistant to paying more for goods and services after years of stubborn inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

RP1 is an oncolytic virus therapy that turbo-charges the immune response in people resistant to other immunotherapies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

These wild species often have useful genes that make them resistant to pests and pathogens that the agriculturally bred species have lost.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

It is a subtractive process that starts with a solid block, usually stone, which is highly resistant to the sculptor’s chisel.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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