Example Sentences

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And its credit and debit cards have withstood many competitive threats over the decades.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

CCLFX, for example, was the only one of its peers “to have withstood the Covid market downturn in 2020.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

People have have withstood both social change -about 3.4 million visited the island last year, according to Mayor Nikos Zorzos - and seismic shifts.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

For years, Luna and his neighbors have withstood noxious odors and poisonous chemicals percolating from wells beneath their feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023

The cooling system was so loaded with antifreeze that it could have withstood polar weather.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck