defiant
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However, Iran's chief negotiator in talks with the US, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, struck a defiant tone.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
From jail in recent months, Jin remained defiant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Paraguay weathered an early German storm to produce a disciplined, defiant performance, sitting deep and absorbing pressure throughout.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Then the artist’s acquiescence gives way to a defiant smirk: “But I want the bird to win.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
I for one could go weeks hardly thinking about them, and there were even days when a defiant surge of courage would make me think: “How could we believe rubbish like that?”
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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