effective resistance
Americannoun
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Another important shift in the recommendations is the recognition that effective resistance training does not require access to a gym.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
To avoid that fate, we must mount sustained and effective resistance in each of those domains.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2024
Those dynamics would suggest that organizations like Wikipedia will be forced to adapt to the future that A.I. has begun to create, rather than exert influence over A.I. or mount an effective resistance to it.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023
Wang added that Ukraine demonstrated the need to rally civilians to mount an effective resistance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2022
Basutoland may also be eliminated from defensive calculations, as its invasion by the Boers would be improbable; moreover, the Basutos, if invaded, would be able for some time to maintain an effective resistance.
From History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office
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