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Anything useful enough to be fought over before anyone admits they want it.
means A supply of something useful — money, people, time, or materials — that can be drawn on when needed.
from From French 'ressource,' rooted in the Old French verb 'resourdre' meaning to rise again or recover, which itself traces back to Latin 'resurgere' — 'to rise again' (the same root that gives us 'resurrect'). A resource, at heart, is something that lets you get back up.
- origin
- from French resourdre, to rise again
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