defy
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Appeared in the December 31, 2025, print edition as 'Stocks Defy Tariff Jitters in ’25'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
To that end, the county has partnered with service providers such as Root & Rebound, Defy Ventures and LeadersUp to reach out to more “system impacted” individuals and employers in high-growth sectors.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2023
He was at a meeting in 2018 to discuss the future of his comedy video channel, Smosh, when he received an email saying that Defy Media was ceasing operations immediately.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2022
Then again, the futuristic Taco Bell Defy and its ilk—as well as these companies’ earnings reports—show us where Americans are going, or more precisely, how.
From Slate • Sep. 9, 2022
"Defy me not, Sir Squire," said Hayraddin Maugrabin.
From Quentin Durward by Scott, Walter, Sir
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