bucking
Example Sentences
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Coca-Cola’s stock is bucking consumer weakness as it heads toward a record high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
ServiceNow shares were bucking the trend — at least for a while.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Maybe it was a juvenile dinosaur, or maybe it was a genuinely small one - one that was actually bucking the trend for the rest of the group as a smaller adult," explained Barrett.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Matt Rossell, a member of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, an animal welfare group, took the microphone and mentioned a recent incident at the Orange County Fair when a bucking bull suffered a fatal injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Then he turned back toward the stopped cars and puff his chest, almost bucking, daring them to move.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
