defiant
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In the 2011 hit film “Lemonade Mouth,” Scott rose as a massive standout, notably with her defiant, high-energy performance of the pop-rock ballad “She’s So Gone.”
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, in a rare public appearance at the Grand Mosalla mosque in Tehran that was covered by state media, Ali Abdollahi, the head of Iran's central military command, struck a defiant tone.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
“You’re as defiant ... a defendant as this court has ever seen,” District Judge Matthew Barrett scolded her.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
He reportedly realized that war with Iraq was inevitable when watching a defiant press conference on CNN by Iraqi official Tariq Aziz.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
In a fragile whisper, she said, “They have flying machines,” and watched, desolate, as the understanding changed their three faces, bullying out the last defiant shred of hope, leaving nothing but despair.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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