bucked

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Spices and condiments have bucked the broader packaged-food malaise in large part because consumers are chasing health and affordability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It also bucked the trend that normally means horror films don't perform well at award ceremonies.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Though not a figure skater, Alysa Liu’s father, Arthur Liu, has bucked tradition in his own way: He is a single father by choice.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

He even bucked decades of US policy by conceding that North Korea was "sort of a nuclear power".

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Deja bucked a little, but Krystal beat her to it.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds