bucked
Example Sentences
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The manufacturing sector bucked the broader labor-market trend, adding 5,000 jobs in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
Software stocks struggled in June, but JFrog and Qualys bucked the sector’s downward trend by showing relative strength.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Instead, the company bucked Wall Street norms, pulled off the biggest IPO ever and raised $75 billion, according to a regulatory filing, while orchestrating a successful first day as a publicly traded company.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
Then, with barely enough room to turn around, they wormed themselves into the sleeping bags and attempted to sleep as the boat bucked up and down through the heavy swell.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
