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were withstanding

  • past progressive
    of withstand.
    withstand
    verb (used with object)
    to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand the invaders;

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Gen Syrskiy, acknowledged his troops were withstanding the "pressure of a multi-thousand enemy grouping" but denied they were encircled.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025

Ukrainian forces were withstanding Russian assaults on the ruined city.

From Reuters ● Mar. 16, 2023