resist
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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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