bucked
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Andre Agassi was a Maverick who bucked trends in the late 1980s and early ’90s with neon spandex under jean shorts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
It is one of four sectors that have bucked the trend.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
The program bucked the overall decline in traditional TV viewing by growing 9 percent over the previous season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
With crack on crack of thunder, Zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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