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Discover Ludwig"firmly resisted" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a strong determination not to do something or not to accept something. For example: "The government has firmly resisted calls for change in the current policy."
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That temptation should be firmly resisted.
Attempts by would-be gatekeepers to make it closed and proprietary must be firmly resisted.
All calls to ban them until such process taken place should be firmly resisted.
Both have firmly resisted World Monuments' plans for Angkor Wat's bas-reliefs.
Such a proposal is likely to be firmly resisted by the media - and probably, rightly so.
And the scientific community firmly resisted, arguing that the best defenses came with the open flow of information.
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Meanwhile, coal-dependent utilities like the Southern Company in Georgia firmly resist both ideas.
But the overwhelming majority of voters are firmly resisting his soft-soap campaign".
Part of this is a ritual appeal to the regulators, who will firmly resist any effort to block access.
Zippy titles like "Celestial Hammer" and "Little Niagra" add a poetic dimension, but they firmly resist explanation.
Japan, as a sovereign nation and world power, can more firmly resist the new demand for its baseball resources.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com