fly in the face of
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That move “seemed to fly in the face of market forecasts” but hasn’t, as of yet, led to a “collapse” in oil prices, he said.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025
The bumper financial figures fly in the face of grumblings over the current economic backdrop, tough business environment, and household cutbacks on the types of big, one-off purchases Roberts' firm sells.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
“Business leaders certainly have the right to fly in the face of employee sentiment and published evidence. That’s their prerogative,” said Klotz.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025
As for literally decades’ worth of decisions, both from the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that fly in the face of his argument?
From Slate • Nov. 21, 2023
I don’t want to fly in the face of an act of parliament, not I. If what you say is true—— Pew.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV by Stevenson, Robert Louis
