buck
Example Sentences
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The outperformance was driven by increasing volumes and yield growth, both of which bucked industry trends as the shipping company wins more high-quality business, the analysts say.
Strictly speaking, because you had a gentleman’s agreement, he should pay you the 30 bucks.
From MarketWatch
Glencore, the No. 3 global miner, has bucked the trend, adding coal assets and leaning on the commodity as a major profit source.
From Barron's
Or he could buck every modern trend in college sports.
Lake Tahoe, so dependent on tourist bucks, set up a hot line to help visitors find open gas stations.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
