subverting

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It has the advantage of overlapping with and amusingly subverting the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz” and the 1900 L. Frank Baum novel that inspired it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

He’s playing a character but also subverting our impression of him as an uncompromising, ultra-serious auteur.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

The case involves an unprecedented catalogue of 115 allegations spread over 14 seasons, including multiple charges of subverting the regulations by failing to provide accurate financial information.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

From my courtside vantage point, it hardly felt like people were trying to draw attention to themselves, subverting my initial assumptions.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

Cool things going on with subverting trad, ideas of femininity etc.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner