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defied

verb as in challenge, frustrate

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The administration had defied that order and made no secret of it.

From Los Angeles Times

The Clippers had defied the preseason odds of being a playoff participant.

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Since that point, the Trump admin has fragrantly defied judges' orders to halt deportations and return wrongfully deported people.

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Trump's administration has repeatedly defied court orders to halt deportations and return wrongfully deported people.

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Blink-182 made its famed name on a brand of boyish, humor-laden punk songs that defied the grunge trend of the early 1990s to top Billboard charts and achieve platinum sales.

From Los Angeles Times

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