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defy

[dih-fahy, dee-] / dɪˈfaɪ, di- /


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Appeared in the December 31, 2025, print edition as 'Stocks Defy Tariff Jitters in ’25'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Huynh said the recidivism rates for the people who go through Defy Ventures’ Entrepreneurs in Training program is far lower than the average, but some do reoffend or violate their paroles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2023

One such network, Defy Media, abruptly shut down in 2018, leaving the creators in its network scrambling to find new homes.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2022

Defy fear — and gravity — by building the highest-possible human towers.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2022

Go then now, Defy him to the combat once again.

From The Story of Troy by Clarke, Michael




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