Word: withstood
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Unsatisfied with Boston’s contract offers and determined to prove he was in good health, Crockett returned to Harvard this fall and was elected team captain. He did more than just hold up over the course of the season—he withstood the twin burdens of an increased workload and the weight of his team’s postseason hopes...
...spoke admiringly of "man-boy" relationships. Now an AIDS official with the state of Maryland, Bauserman said in an e-mail that "it would have been better to find a different outlet" for his writing than the Dutch journal. But he also pointed out that the Rind study had withstood fierce academic scrutiny without being refuted...
...World Trade Center as he and his colleagues filed down the stairs after hearing a "huge blast" and seeing glass and debris raining down from above. "It's hard to know what was in the pilot's mind, but I know what we were thinking." The reinforced cement building withstood the impact and was never at risk of collapsing. Also, several of the upper floors were being renovated, which likely prevented further casualties. That was welcome news. The bad news is that, up there somewhere, the other shoe is still waiting to drop...
...brave students bit the bullet and withstood the subzero temperatures in favor of personal hygiene...
...still rosy - the recent dropoff in productivity gains and the technological investments that fuel them are "only a pause? At some point, inventory liquidation will come to an end, and its termination will spur production and incomes." And finally, "It is notable how well the U.S. economy has withstood the many negative forces weighing on it?The economy is still standing...