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Foreign firms awarded large defence contracts will need to invest an equal value back into the UK to create "bang for the British buck", Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has announced.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Brinker International raised its full-year growth forecasts as its Chili’s chain continued to buck broad weakness in the food industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Younger people want the best thing for their buck and they don’t want to feel limited.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

"It's the best-value store card in terms of bang for your buck."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Kneeling beside the buck, he put out his hand and gently stroked its rough, sweaty cheek.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

In today’s housing market, traffic is so slow that he’s had to sweeten the deal by offering a hundred bucks to agents to hold an open house, he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

After a few years of glossy magazine profiles and raking in the big bucks, he was searching for meaning and unhappy with the “tragic artist” he met in the mirror.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

The crypto and artificial-intelligence industries are spending big bucks to promote their interests, no matter which party wins control of the House and Senate.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Secretary Bessent bucks up Japan’s currency, but the Bank of Japan has to tighten.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

“It’s for Chase Farnsworth. He’s paying top dollar. Thirty bucks, on account of the fast turnaround.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Spotify bucked the overall market softness, with shares up 11% at the close, after the music streamer reported better-than-expected premium subscriber growth in its third quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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

Software stocks struggled in June, but JFrog and Qualys bucked the sector’s downward trend by showing relative strength.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Buttercup’s heart bucked, but she still held to fancy.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

The latter’s proxy was city controller Kenneth Mejia, another person loathed by L.A.’s political know-it-alls because he keeps bucking it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Under Muñoz, the company has been bucking that trend with a redesign rate above the industry average.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

He also broke horses and rode bucking broncos in ranch rodeos.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

But the UK featured in the top 10 for all three subjects and were described as "bucking the trend" of declining performance by the OECD.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

There were no Brahma bulls, only a couple of bucking Herefords.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols