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[ri-zist] / rɪˈzɪst /


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The findings offer a reminder that even the most advanced AI systems still have weaknesses, particularly when tasks require them to resist distractions and stay focused over extended sequences of information.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

A biographer of Celan must decide how to come near poems that seem to resist approach, and a life that has been embalmed by its own legend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Many people who resist AI don’t know how it might benefit them, Johnson said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

But while individual schools like Monkseaton have managed to resist closure, the broader challenge persists.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“But I can never resist a quick browse through a curiosity shop.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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