defiant
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“He was absolutely and individually defiant about global warming,” Coll said in a 2019 interview about Raymond.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The Ukrainian president also requested a ceasefire, while striking a defiant, at-times mocking tone.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
In the 2011 hit film “Lemonade Mouth,” Scott rose as a massive standout, notably with her defiant, high-energy performance of the pop-rock ballad “She’s So Gone.”
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
Publicly, she has taken a defiant stance in the face of U.S. allegations that Mexico is “controlled” by cartels.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Some 4,000 defiant protesters clustered on the lawn and in the parking lot that afternoon in the largest demonstration of the civil rights era in Durham.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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