bucking
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The latter’s proxy was city controller Kenneth Mejia, another person loathed by L.A.’s political know-it-alls because he keeps bucking it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
So why is this high-velocity motorsport bucking the trend?
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“China is bucking the entire global trend,” said Lynn Song, chief economist for China at investment bank ING.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
He also broke horses and rode bucking broncos in ranch rodeos.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
They stopped bucking the wind and ran skeltering with it, in dismay.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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