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His leadership was credited with helping China avoid the worst of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, bucking a global trend.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

We wanted to find people who are bucking the trend, so we asked readers to nominate the neighbors who make their corners of Southern California feel like home.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Nvidia’s stock was bucking chip-sector weakness on Wednesday as it headed for its fifth session in a row of gains.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Fans will be relieved to see Ubisoft bucking the current trend in game pricing, though perhaps it is appropriate for a remake.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

He reined them in, still whinnying and bucking, but they couldn’t break Jason’s ropes.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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