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Aberdeen bucked the trend with a 1% fall but it had the highest punctuality score of all UK airports, according to the CAA.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The manufacturing sector bucked the broader labor-market trend, adding 5,000 jobs in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
Often called the "cold blob", this swath of water in the North Atlantic has bucked the global warming trend, cooling even as the planet's temperatures rise due to human-induced climate change.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Then, with barely enough room to turn around, they wormed themselves into the sleeping bags and attempted to sleep as the boat bucked up and down through the heavy swell.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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