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These objects are juxtaposed alongside digital detritus — circuit boards, resistors — that line the wooden boxes like wallpaper.

From New York Times • May 8, 2024

In an interview with Al Jazeera, he said "not a single bullet" had been fired - because "there are no resistors or detainees" inside.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023

Another theory suggests that, in the photograph, Yang was alluding to Chinese resistors during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

Then there's Ethylhexyl acrylate, a chemical used in paint binding and stain resistors that can irritate the lungs, throat, eyes and skin if inhaled or touched.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2023

And my electronics kit provided the answer: resistors.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir