defy gravity

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And stocks continued to defy gravity following gains on Wall Street that were helped by tech giants including Apple and Amazon.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Altadena was where people raised chickens before it was trendy, where no one batted an eye at the neighbors with a pet dingo, or thought much about the so-called haunted road said to defy gravity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

Which is the safer bet: That U.S. equities in 2026 will once again defy gravity by rising in the face of extreme overvaluation, or that the far cheaper non-U.S. stocks will be the better performers?

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

America’s tech build-out has minted millionaires in Silicon Valley, helped a record-breaking stock market defy gravity and buoyed an otherwise uncertain U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Afghanistan is home to the best horsemen—they can defy gravity on the back of a stallion.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi