bucked
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Shares of Apple bucked the downtrend in technology rising 0.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The August employment report bucked the trend, with an initial estimate of 162,000 new jobs created.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 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
Hollywood was founded by daredevils, from the cowboys who galloped here to become stuntmen, to the small-town girls who bucked the pressure to get married and moved west to chase a one-in-a-million dream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
It was a strange demand, but nothing peeved Clare more than when he was trying to usher a wandering soul and they bucked against his every little request.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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