defiance
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But despite her tears, there is still defiance: "I won't leave Slovyansk. This is my home."
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
She failed to depart by April 14, 2021, in defiance of our laws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
For still others, it means exploring how their families’ stories mirror those of today’s immigrants, and what those parallels say about defiance in the face of exclusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
They make the point that Presley’s music isn’t unique in this regard, alleging that Anthropic has done pretty much the same thing with all manner of recorded music, in blatant defiance of copyright law.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
“I believe you they dread him. Not but what he’s artful, even in his defiance of them. No silver, sir. Britannia metal, every spoon.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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