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He also broke horses and rode bucking broncos in ranch rodeos.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Gluesenkamp Perez, co-chairman of the dwindling Blue Dog caucus, is also known for sometimes bucking her party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Thankfully in one part of south-eastern Nigeria, residents are bucking the trend.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

He gamely wears striped socks and short shorts; she sports Gloria Vanderbilt jeans and clings to her character’s emotional truth like it’s a bucking pterodactyl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

He reined them in, still whinnying and bucking, but they couldn’t break Jason’s ropes.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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