defies

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Because it was his favorite kind of question: one that is simple to state yet defies a simple answer.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

There is always at least one team that defies the odds and emerges as the surprise package of a World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

“Although Vibe ultimately defies traditional vehicle classification, it plays comfortably in nearly every automotive category, while fitting neatly into none,” GM gushed in a press release around the time the Vibe was introduced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

To have a company that has lost more than $8.5 billion over the past three years potentially carry a valuation north of $1.5 trillion certainly defies typical valuation metrics.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The piece that completes the puzzle is string theory, according to which “the tally of possible universes stands at the almost incomprehensible 10500, a number so large it defies analogy.”

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker