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It alleged that some were attempting to subvert the protests with "unacceptable acts".

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

He doesn’t just subvert expectations; he perverts them, creating characters who appear to have rich inner lives and plenty of secrets that the audience may never fully understand.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

And as researchers work to build safeguards, AI has shown, in some scenarios, a willingness and capacity to subvert human authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

“You want to make it feel real, but you also want to subvert it. You need to think: ‘We’re following his rise,’” says Kanin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Well, it is certainly important to subvert the patriarchal paradigm, and I suppose this is a way All right, then,” he said, stepping to the left of the podium.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

The plot is simultaneously ingenious, preposterous and, in its ultimate phantasmagorical effect, not unlike Mr. Holland’s account of the reality Mr. Boyne so wantonly subverts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The seven-part limited series, which aired its second episode Sunday, subverts expectations at every turn, from its peculiar characters to the layered storytelling of writer-showrunner-director Steven Conrad to the nuanced performances of an enviable cast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

First, AI subverts the tech giants’ economies of scale by lowering the relatively high fixed costs of writing software, which had served as a protective moat for these companies.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

“Elections should be free from fraud or any other malfeasance that subverts the will of the people,” she added.

From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2026

The first sentence, which says that most Internet users go to news sites in their own country, subverts its attempt to express a resemblance relation in three ways.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Yet Indigenous and enslaved African populations did not simply take on these symbols of subjugation; they absorbed and subverted them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

In 1921, hoteliers in Atlantic City subverted that idea by creating their own revue of “bathing beauties,” held the week after Labor Day as a way to extend the summer season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

"More concerningly the flag of a different home nation is being subverted and used to express a particular position, across the UK, not just in Wales," she added.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025

“Will & Grace” further subverted the gay bestie trope by assigning Will his own gay best friend, Sean Hayes’ Jack.

From Salon ● May 29, 2025

They'd lied to us and subverted the judicial process.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

It feels almost like poetic justice: subverting AI’s narrative fluency by enlisting it in service of our own storytelling, helping us become more intentional—and healthier—authors of our lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

In short, City effectively stand accused of subverting Premier League rules that clubs had agreed to comply with, and of distorting the competition over multiple seasons.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

Redford, the picture of a classic cowboy and blonde heartthrob, was no stranger to subverting expectations in his work onscreen.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025

I like the idea that I’m subverting the idea of information and making something else.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025

Cool things going on with subverting trad, ideas of femininity etc.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner