bucking

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While many quantum firms use de-SPACs for faster market access, Quantinuum is pursuing an IPO, bucking the sector’s trend.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Although Cristle and Sunny’s paths don’t cross frequently, both are bucking certain tropes.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Data from the International Energy Agency underscored this U.S outlier status, with a 2.6% decline in domestic sales of plug-in vehicles bucking the global trend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The blue tit was the most common bird spotted in Surrey - bucking a national trend in a new survey which saw the house sparrow as the most frequently recorded bird across the country.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Then he’d realized that nobody found this funny, because they were all so impressed at the way Harry had managed to stay on his bucking broomstick.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling