bucked
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The manufacturing sector bucked the broader labor-market trend, adding 5,000 jobs in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Microsoft also reported its quarterly and full year results on Wednesday and it bucked a trend of declining tech stocks, with shares rising 5% in after hours trading.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Hollywood was founded by daredevils, from the cowboys who galloped here to become stuntmen, to the small-town girls who bucked the pressure to get married and moved west to chase a one-in-a-million dream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Software stocks struggled in June, but JFrog and Qualys bucked the sector’s downward trend by showing relative strength.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
It was a strange demand, but nothing peeved Clare more than when he was trying to usher a wandering soul and they bucked against his every little request.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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