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Oil prices that have risen $30 per barrel from prewar levels strengthened cash flow for upstream producers, including Diamondback Energy, even though shale companies resisted immediately increasing production.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

For a long time Musk, who became a US citizen in 2002, resisted efforts to label his politics - calling himself "half-Democrat, half-Republican", "politically moderate" and "independent".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The attendant tried to reel me in with the classic, “Don’t tell my manager I offered you this rate” line, but I resisted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen Berkshire talk about integration in an acquisition press release,” Davis said of a company that has generally resisted integration of its dozens of subsidiaries.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

I sat down in his chair and resisted the urge to spin around.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English