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resists

  • present tense form of resist (3rd person singular).

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Phylicia Brown, executive director of Black Love Resists in the Rust, said the member-led, abolitionist organization has been collecting donations to provide a year of mental health service access to residents impacted by the shooting.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2022

Within very short order there was a community intake form that was put up by an organization called Black Love Resists in the Rust.

From Slate • May 19, 2022

There were about as many police officers and media operators as there were demonstrators at the “Rome Resists – Trump Protest” on Tuesday, but the protesters made themselves heard.

From New York Times • May 24, 2017

Resists, that is, he opposes him, he trusts him from him, he contemneth his person and all his performances.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by Bunyan, John

Sulphocarbonate reaction: Resists the treatment, less than 10 p.ct. passes into solution.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.