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"I think they would help answer the fundamental questions of physics that defy logic," he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Since Kiki’s abilities allow her to defy gravity, she runs packages across town, avoiding auto traffic and pedestrian crowds.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

But just as humans do, old pipes can defy the odds and perform better than younger ones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

And one of their arguments at the time was that the role of the Supreme Court is to enforce federal law; it is not to defy federal law.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

I shall defy Gebu, I shall leave the Street of the Crooked Dog forever.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

“The stellar performance defies concerns that competition with Anthropic and OpenAI is intensifying for enterprise AI workflows,” DiPalma said of Palantir’s earnings beat.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

So singular that it all but defies any kind of tea-leaf-reading or, heaven forbid, attempts at replication.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Bouaddi controls matches in a manner which defies his tender age, impressing in Morocco's opening draw with Brazil where he outshone Casemiro and Bruno Guimaraes.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Because it was his favorite kind of question: one that is simple to state yet defies a simple answer.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

“Nobody defies The Vigils, Obie . . .” “That’s what Renault’s doing.” “... and gets away with it.”

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

Earlier, thousands of demonstrators defied a massive police presence and braved wind and rain to gather without incident.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

He even defied severe cramp to help Durham beat Derbyshire in the One-Day Cup.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

When the homicide rate was rising, it defied criminologists’ expectations, breaking away from the property crime decline of the 2010s.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

China’s exports defied forecasts of a slowdown, providing a vital boost to an economy still weighed down by weak domestic demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

“It’s you guys! Arthur and Ben! You defied the odds. This is that Hollywood love. I have no doubts about you two. Distance be damned.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

The balanced stock-bond portfolio is defying the widespread argument that it is no longer an appropriate approach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

They included General Dietrich von Choltitz, the last Nazi commander in Paris, who arrived in late August 1944 after defying Hitler and surrendering the city.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

O’Hearn accused the government of defying her orders when, instead of releasing the man, Immigration and Customs Enforcement transferred him to a different facility in New York.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

A relentlessly driven, shrewd deal-maker and entrepreneur, Allen is used to defying skeptics and seeing opportunity in assets overlooked by others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

“We should thank you for defying the instructions of your faction leaders? Thank you for trying to prevent one of your faction leaders from killing Jeanine Matthews? You behaved like a traitor.”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth