bucked
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Bates, an uncapped Australian spinner, finished as the tournament's joint-leading wicket-taker with 13, at an average of 14.46, while Phillips has bucked the general trend by standing out as an English domestic player.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
That bucked expectations for an increase in hiring due to the World Cup soccer tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Hollywood was founded by daredevils, from the cowboys who galloped here to become stuntmen, to the small-town girls who bucked the pressure to get married and moved west to chase a one-in-a-million dream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Often called the "cold blob", this swath of water in the North Atlantic has bucked the global warming trend, cooling even as the planet's temperatures rise due to human-induced climate change.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
The wind bucked up, shifted once, and then again, and set the buoys out in the Kennebec bowing toward him.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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