bucked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bucked
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Shares of Apple bucked the downtrend in technology rising 0.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The August employment report bucked the trend, with an initial estimate of 162,000 new jobs created.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Bates, an uncapped Australian spinner, finished as the tournament's joint-leading wicket-taker with 13, at an average of 14.46, while Phillips has bucked the general trend by standing out as an English domestic player.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The program bucked the overall decline in traditional TV viewing by growing 9 percent over the previous season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
And after him Johnny Pacheco was knocked off when Sunflower bucked into the chute gate Nick Rael couldn’t swing open fast enough; Johnny almost broke a leg.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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