bucking

Example Sentences

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Some employers are bucking that caution as they integrate AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

While many quantum firms use de-SPACs for faster market access, Quantinuum is pursuing an IPO, bucking the sector’s trend.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Although Cristle and Sunny’s paths don’t cross frequently, both are bucking certain tropes.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

And as the number of people in their 20s and 30s in the city increases, it is also bucking a national trend - as the country gets older, Newport remains young.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

There were four events in the rodeo: bareback bucking Hereford riding, bareback bucking pony riding, team roping of the same sad-sack cow by six entrants, and pony racing for kids.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols