resistance
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Across pesticide and chemical litigation, climate lawsuits, and pharmaceutical patent disputes, the same underlying logic emerges: federal regulatory compliance deployed as a universal liability shield, usually encountering the same judicial resistance.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
That brief warming disrupts the superconducting state and increases the sensor's electrical resistance.
From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026
Mahrang warned that enforced disappearances fuelled more resistance, rather than silencing it.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
“Without major improvements in healthcare, job quality, scheduling practices, workplace safety and protection against age discrimination, a German-style reform would face substantial resistance here,” Ghilarducci said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
Pita tried to step back, but she faltered in her resistance.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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