subvert

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These simple facts subvert conventional financial wisdom, which says the only stock exposure you need is in the broad indexes.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

As an “SCTV” early adopter, O’Hara was first attractive to me because she was funny, but she was also beautiful — a beauty she could subvert by a subtle or broad rearrangement of her features.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Even if, by some miracle, Good’s and Pretti’s killers are eventually brought to justice, their individual consequences do nothing to subvert ICE’s mandate of force wherever it appears.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026

But they also must not be misappropriated by those seeking to subvert legitimate law enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

I should have known better than to think that I could subvert Ma’s indomitable will.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer