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"defy" Definitions
  1. defy somebody/something to refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc.
  2. defy belief, explanation, description, etc. to be impossible or almost impossible to believe, explain, describe, etc.
  3. defy something to successfully resist something to a very unusual degree
"defy" Synonyms
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977 Sentences With "defy"

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While McGinnis' book may defy description, it doesn't defy adjectives: interesting, engrossing, thought-provoking, and haunting.
If bearded Rogers is willing to defy the government, something he cares deeply about, then what else is he willing to defy?
Peter Kafka: I'm here with Keith Richman, who is — I always call you the CEO of Defy Media, but you're president of Defy Media.
ZENITH DEFY ZERO G $100,19503 The return of Zenith's Defy last year came with the introduction of a one-hundredth of a second mechanical chronograph.
A third issued by talent manager David Rath suggested that Defy Media purposely hid its financial woes, misleading individuals and companies entering into partnerships with Defy.
Though she didn't defy Mormon belief by coming out, she did "threaten" to defy Mormon policy by saying she hopes to fall in love and marry.
"Ally made a loan to Defy Media that [Defy] was unable to pay back after experiencing excessive losses and the owners refused to continue to support the company," reads the tweet.
It is not uncommon for people to defy those odds.
Yeah, yeah, and things except that somehow defy our experience.
The Information previously reported that Defy had raised $30 million.
I defy you to tell me that makes any sense.
That's why they defy Trump's order against cooperation with Congress.
They tried to prepare us, but you defy all expectation.
Its parliamentary speakers defy the rules to keep their jobs.
The Verge has reached out to Defy Media for comment.
Clever users can defy the ban, but only 20193m do.
We are ready to the defy history in the midterms.
Defy Partners raises $262M to close the Series A gap
Is one individual strong enough to defy a generational cycle?
Trump has managed to defy all political logic so far.
What you can do Recognize characters who defy gender stereotypes.
Feature Trump is not the first president to defy Congress.
But, so far, he will not defy the White House.
Art allowed them to vent their anger and defy convention.
Stars who defy these restrictions can face censure or dismissal.
And Wuji would not dare defy his father to help.
Republicans may just defy the odds and make midterm history.
Career DOJ people have ABSOLUTE right to defy illegal orders.
Instead, they decide to defy logic and run with both.
We can defy labels and succeed on our own terms.
The problems faced by Beverly TeSelle, 71, defy most solutions.
He'll defy political correctness and tell it like it is.
In contrast, Defy graduates have a 3 percent recidivism rate.
And as an artist, I definitely like to defy expectation.
If you can defy physics it can be pretty empowering.
Perhaps he could defy every norm and succeed there too.
Senior leaders chose to defy him and testify before Congress.
L.A. was literally built to defy any sense of community.
Defy their expectation with a powerful display of your inflexibility.
"We defy them by not letting their crimes go unanswered."
Opponents too cowed even to try to defy the odds.
Meanwhile, President Trump's approval ratings continue to defy economic growth.
" "It's got to defy party division, lines of race, geography.
He will defy any court order or Senate impeachment ruling.
The president, he said, could defy a subpoena to testify.
Facing overwhelming force, who would dare to defy American wishes?
And I think that's why we're going to defy expectations.
In all seriousness, though, Ha fights to defy others' expectations.
The whole thing seems to defy the laws of motion.
An author unafraid to defy midcentury attitudes about her gender.
Don't dismiss outright stories that defy regular explanations, Shermer urges.
The action sequences, like Spidey himself, defy gravity and physics.
Like many populists, they defy conventional categories of Left and Right.
Kering's biggest label Gucci continued to defy expectations of a slowdown.
Both defy borders and generally go where they want to go.
But, then again, the internet never fails to defy our expectations.
What injustice would I still, somehow, find the courage to defy?
The world has seen him defy political fashion for four years.
Jesus chose to defy this darkness and he is risen indeed.
Greg Abbott's crackdown on local officials who defy federal immigration laws.
I defy anyone not to be thrilled by this production's conclusion.
Mr Moon, too, has been doing his bit to defy expectations.
He was also willing to defy Mr Trump to defend it.
Mr Sharif will continue to defy the army where he can.
Can the tie-up defy the patchy history of automotive megadeals?
Can the tie-up defy the patchy history of carmaking megadeals?
He signed with Defy Media's MCN as a form of protection.
And yet the group may still defy the doubters over time.
Mr Alvarado, an evangelical Christian, has promised to defy the ruling.
Headlines Brexit transition set to defy Boris Johnson's 'red line' on.ft.
I defy anybody to be able to watch just one episode.
The current field is unusual, though, and might defy this pattern.
The White Walkers defy the natural cycle of death and life.
With its second fund, Defy looks to be scaling its practice.
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Television has the great benefit of being able to defy genre.
Still, LaCroix does seem to defy the laws of earthly logic.
As a political matter, Trump's loose talk seems to defy understanding.
Their plots largely defy the laws of physics and basic logic.
LOS ANGELES —Defy Media is expanding its Clevver property to mobile.
Defy Ventures is the type of organization that makes this happen.
Conn made plenty of missteps, but Centrica's woes defy easy fixes.
Former Perry aide to defy Democrats' subpoena, E&E News reports.
Two miracles, usually cures that defy natural explanation, are generally required.
But the reality bursts with color -- and people who defy expectations.
Weak leaders, in Trump's view, encourage adversaries to defy American authority.
It seems unlikely that compensation will defy the economic fundamentals forever.
But Luther wasn't the last Protestant to defy a hostile government.
But their rulers had an intolerable tendency to defy God's will.
Natural disasters, including climate change, likewise defy scientific or political control.
Their backgrounds are so diverse that they defy a single profile.
Defy Ventures redefines 'the hustle' from prison yard to startup office
If O'Rourke ran for president and won, he would defy history.
With their determination, optimism and patriotism, Ukrainians continue to defy expectations.
And some said they would defy the storm and stay put.
These films feature fully fleshed-out L.G.B.T.Q. characters who defy stereotypes.
Mr. Lamb has said repeatedly that he would defy Ms. Pelosi.
Could Mr. Corbyn defy them and vote through a Brexit plan?
But the best reasons to visit Chicago now largely defy climate.
Some funeral home directors noted that consumers occasionally defy the rules.
Ms. Neal, who is black, was determined to defy that perception.
Until that changes, they'll continue to defy facts, truth and precedent.
Almost none were willing to defy their families for very long.
They can defy kings, refuse beauty and defend themselves against violence.
Works that both defy and create genre, they adopt peculiar forms.
She is submissive and rebellious in ways that defy easy summary.
I will defy the opinion or the belief of the Church.
Mr. Puzder has contended that the California rules defy business logic.
He has instructed witnesses to defy subpoenas and refuse to appear.
But Sondland, like Yovanovitch, is expected to defy the administration's directive.
Entrepreneurs may never stop believing they can "defy physics," he said.
The specific circumstances of the three men's cases defy easy characterization.
How do voters respond when women try to defy those stereotypes?
But accepting it would defy court precedent and basic constitutional principles.
To that end, in many ways he's aiming to defy classification.
As a result, their photographs defy conventional representations of black people.
I defy you to sit stone-faced, no matter your age.
"I have watched men suffer the anguish of imprisonment, defy appalling human cruelty ... break for a moment, then recover inhuman strength to defy their enemies once more," McCain said to the Naval Academy's graduating class in 1993.
The state's public university system also pledged to defy the statewide ordinance.
The claims are preposterous, ludicrous, and defy truth, common sense, and logic.
NFL star says he'll  defy orders not to protest during national anthem .
These are convincing reasons to defy the president and oppose the AHCA.
James Eastland and Strom Thurmond amplified his willingness to defy liberal ideas.
This new bill may have the power to defy partisanship, she says.
The Star Chamber didn't let potential witnesses defy its subpoenas without consequences.
Google imposes severe sanctions on those who defy its insistence on conformity.
And yet, I remained confident that my body would somehow defy nature.
If they continue to defy gravity, it's a great options to own.
She will defy a convention against repeated votes on the same measure.
The mid-size to large-scale paintings defy a single stylistic category.
Called Defy Ventures, it closed on $151 million for its debut effort.
How dare Cooper defy his movie persona and attend a Democratic convention?
The BJP is calling on local Hindus to defy the Supreme Court.
It is up to Messrs Frey and Carter to defy expectations again.
The headline figure also seemed to defy fears of a looming downturn.
Queen Elizabeth II isn't the only one who can defy her age.
Cabinet ministers openly defy her and backbenchers merrily do their own thing.
Go deeper: McGahn's lawyer tells House panel he will defy congressional subpoena
I defy anyone to define even basic biographical information about Boyega's character.
Russia also tends to defy the US in North Korea and Syria.
But Bhinderwala says she isn't out to shatter stereotypes or defy perceptions.
He did not defy the court order to turn over the tapes.
The end of the original "Lion King" movie shows Simba defy gravity.
Some of the houses in which Hong Kong houses refugees defy description.
It expected 0.1% of that group to defy the odds and win.
" Two Chicago teenagers try to defy the odds in "All the Difference.
Mr. Dunn, who also directed, has created individuals who defy easy branding.
And the people were going to defy those efforts no matter what.
And for competitive climbers, the force they defy is Earth's gravity itself.
There are others, though, that defy reality in a more unusual way.
Those that habitually defy the requirements risk lose funding from the agency.
N.Y.C. Nature As common as they are, field crickets often defy identification.
It's unclear how many lawmakers are poised to defy Pelosi this year.
Vivian Abenshushan and Verónica Gerber write brilliant books that defy generic conventions.
But this isn't the first time she's sought to defy formidable odds.
With Republicans showing increased willingness to defy him, Trump promised a change.
That Debbie, David, Rosie, and the rest of your staff defy humanity?
RELATED: Will Alabama defy the most powerful trend shaping modern Senate elections?
Major League Baseball will stage two games on Monday that defy classification.
The good news is that Wednesday's program went on to defy cynicism.
If Trump gets it right, he will defy his critics once again.
Objects Wired, webbed or sculptural — the latest offerings seem to defy gravity.
District of Columbia, nearly defy simplification, but that's not the point here.
I defy the stereotypes of someone who can't possibly "get it" socially.
But the past week showcased Mr. Mabuza's ability to defy political gravity.
Many more, unwilling to defy rabbinical authority outright, simply did not vote.
But witnesses could still choose to slow-walk production or defy subpoenas.
Bank Frey was among the very few to defy the legal onslaught.
The new name it has chosen is representative of Gtramp culture: Defy.
"Natural Causes" asks us to accept that our bodies defy our control.
But they stopped short of urging him to defy a formal ruling.
The foil covering the lip of the bottle may defy neat tearing.
North Korea's weapons tests often seemed timed to humiliate and defy Beijing.
Yet Iran continues to defy Germany's lax strictures in Merkel's own backyard.
The maker of Angry Birds, Rovio Entertainment, hopes to defy that trend.
Maguire: 'Nobody' made a deliberate decision to defy subpoena 10:30 a.m.
"The decision was taken to defy a subpoena of this Congress," Rep.
After a series of cutbacks, Defy abruptly shut down in November 2018.
But analysts sound bullish as the company continues to defy its critics.
Directing other executive-branch agencies and personnel to defy subpoenas for documents.
Never mind the subpoena -- What happens when you defy an impeachment subpoena?
We cannot truly defy them and their intention without understanding this dynamic.
But if anyone can defy Trump and survive, it might be Romney.
Among Pivotal Ventures' partners are Aspect Ventures, Defy Ventures and Founders Fund.
Directing other executive branch agencies and personnel to defy subpoenas for documents.
To defy the law of entropy increase is, by default, never easy.
But Pence on Wednesday evening vowed that Republicans will defy those predictions.
He really has managed to defy the odds to a remarkable degree.
It is possible to defy the Mail five times in one day.
I think Defy Media is a little in the Rodney Dangerfield zone.
And we came together at the end of 2013 to create Defy.
Again, assume the listeners of this podcast have never heard of Defy.
The way a woman is likeliest to win will defy our expectations.
I have stayed connected with these debates and discussions to defy distance.
"We have to continue to prepare for rendering accountable those who defy humanity and defy the institutions of humanity which include the Security Council, which has adopted very strong resolutions that North Korea has simply ignored," he said.
Ally Bank, one of Defy Media's financial backers, tweeted a statement on January 25th following a video from popular YouTube creator Matthew "MatPat" Patrick asking Ally to give him and other YouTube creators the money they're owed by Defy.
She added that no one from Defy Media reached out to anyone beforehand.
Some cases defy that goal, sometimes because of the chief justice's own interest.
The vast size and complex landscapes of the Central Asian region defy generalization.
Some are nationalist, some economic nationalist, some more dovish, and some defy categorization.
By exploiting its knowledge with intent, it can defy the laws of thermodynamics.
Cases such as Monday's treaty rights dispute often defy the usual ideological alignments.
Other satirists are finding Mr Trump's tendency to defy parody harder to handle.
Image: NanoTechNowUtility fogs defy the imagination in terms of the technological sophistication required.
Companies that willfully and deliberately defy the new rules are liable to fines.
All of these things defy stereotypes perpetuated in media portrayals of blind people.
Certain classics that defy criticism because they're so universally iconic and well-loved?
There is something deeply worrying about recent developments, however; they defy rational analysis.
Examples of people who defy traditional gender conventions exist across cultures and history.
Meanwhile, obscure, oracular messages are stitched onto the backgrounds and defy easy legibility.
John McCain defy the President by sinking the effort to repeal Obamacare. Sen.
As an infectious disease researcher, Tyndall notes, the trend lines almost defy logic.
Even Brazil's well-run lenders cannot defy the laws of finance for ever.
They have no truck with talk of complex problems that defy quick fixes.
Their works are acts of self-portraiture that defy the traditional white gaze.
Two back-to-back meltdowns for India's batting on home turf defy logic.
So he's experimenting with his new model to try to defy that history.
Give kids the tools and confidence to challenge and defy gender stereotypes. 10.
Herbert is the second governor to defy his state's voters on Medicaid expansion.
Give kids the tools and confidence to challenge and defy gender stereotypes. 10.
There's no moral equivalency between racists & Americans standing up to defy hate& bigotry.
Iran has said it will defy the sanctions and continue to export oil.
There's '80s rock, 2000s pop, and a few that seem to defy category.
Why did female bonobos defy the norm and start cooperating with one another?
Dr. John Tyler built this Maryland home to defy his town's city hall.
These are clothes, hundreds of hours in the making, that defy fashion's ephemerality.
Africa has produced a hair type with an innate capacity to defy gravity.
He also appears to have taken other secretive steps that defy scientific standards.
LONDON — For three decades it was a mystery that seemed to defy belief.
That is why I am an anarchist — why I defy, disobey and disrupt.
We believe that people, when given tools and opportunity, can defy the odds.
Linda's passion for the man she has never met will literally defy death.
One relic of the Bretton Woods era somehow continues to defy the odds. ■
Poetry is the language that sits really close to feelings that defy language.
"I founded Defy as my second chance to give second chances," said Hoke.
All Congress needs is the political courage to defy the drug manufacturer lobby.
Democrats also say the president obstructed Congress by ordering officials to defy subpoenas.
He defied a House request for documents; he did not defy a subpoena.
Mr. Trump was in the mood to punish those who would defy him.
Some insurers defy the law, imposing arbitrary treatment limits or onerous authorization requirements.
"The decision was taken to defy a subpoena of this Congress," he said.
Trump himself has vowed to defy all congressional subpoenas that come his way.
Those who defy the law can be subjected to trial by military tribunal.
He has ordered White House officials and staff to defy valid Congressional subpoenas.
That would defy our longstanding presumption about the self-serving essence human nature.
And it may defy forecasts and remain low for years, our writer explains.
Somehow her characters, which defy racial and gender stereotypes, are poignantly, heartbreakingly human.
And Kyle and Ike defy their mom to save the world from destruction.
"It would defy gravity," Diane Swonk, a veteran independent economist in Chicago, said.
I defy any mere mass of circuitry to duplicate this deeply human feat.
It was all part of a jobs market that continues to defy expectations.
House Intelligence Committee Republicans attempted to defy the rules set out by Rep.
Mr. Sharif is the first popular leader from Punjab to defy the military.
These places defy the stereotypes, and draw diners of all ages and backgrounds.
I defy anybody to show me that theorem in AI. It's just baloney.
Yeah, so Defy is actually the result of a merger between two companies.
We don't spend a lot of time marketing Defy itself as a brand.
Using software code, hardware circuits, and mechanics, Hanna produces artworks that defy categorization.
This galaxy's round core and ring defy both of those properties and challenge theories.
It's a situation with some precedent in this state whose politics defy easy categorization.
It's super intense, with cars that seem to defy physics and balls that explode.
So, she clashes with Catherine, who wants to defy any attempt to be controlled.
It is up to the telecoms firms to show that they can defy history.■
We want to defy the notion of what makes a first-time founding team.
Despite his grave condition, John continued to improve and defy the odds against him.
He will defy all subpoenas because he does not believe the investigations are legitimate.
I defy you to think of a company that's done more to lower prices.
"The claims are preposterous, ludicrous, and defy truth, common sense, and logic," he said.
Defy Media, which owns Screen Junkies, issued a statement today announcing Signore's suspension. pic.twitter.
The company just has to stick to the schedule—and defy history doing it.
Neural networks themselves defy easy explanation, which likely makes some kind of conflict inevitable.
Moreover, China's nickel pig iron sector continues to defy expectations of its imminent collapse.
The actions defy U.S. sanctions and may be in violation of the UN resolution.
Lindros, much like the superstars of today, was vilified in ways that defy logic.
"There are some films that really defy polling in a general sense," said Carpou.
Iran, in turn, called Trump's actions economic warfare and vowed to defy the sanctions.
And post-Met Gala, her half-skirt seemed to defy the laws of gravity.
"Other countries will defy or ignore sanctions, and look for work arounds," Einhorn said.
Banks around the country have a long list of specific examples that defy logic.
The country's prime minister, Matteo Renzi, may defy EU rules and bail them out.
They are like elongated bricks that defy gravity; they are floating and not floating.
This purpose defines the Republican Party and empowers us to defy history in November.
Defy Media produced the SMOSH series and Schick Hydro serves as its brand partner.
Let us defy conventional wisdom by expanding our thinking about cancer to include survivorship.
Juice Beauty's Green Apple Age Defy Serum ($58) makes my skin brighter almost instantly.
The collection and preservation of stories in particular appears to defy Instagram users' expectations.
"I wanted to defy that homophobic thinking," Mr. Collins, 44, wrote in an email.
He was, though, an astute tactician, able to defy the odds and conjure miracles.
The committee cites fundraising and advertising as reasons why the NRCC will defy history.
Hoke describes Defy Ventures as a combination of online learning and an accelerator program.
Graduates of Defy Ventures eventually start their own businesses and become their own bosses.
Rooftops would curve and shoot upward, away from the ground, seeming to defy gravity.
Mosh pits defy all conventions: by definition they're going to fly off the handle.
The women who defy social norms to become Bauls are usually shamed for it.
But I have two boy cats, they're Devon Rexes and they defy animal classification.
Many of the women, like Balaraba, found ways to resist and defy their captors.
Can a member of the executive branch simply defy a congressional subpoena for testimony?
People could be arrested if they defy the curbs without good reason, he said.
Now the champion is attempting to defy the odds again in his stallion career.
ALBANY — After months of promises to defy Washington and blaze a progressive trail, Gov.
It shows you how bad she wants it, how much she's had to defy.
If it passes, Democrats will say they forced Republicans to finally defy the NRA.
But even then North Korea continues to defy international pressure by improving its program.
It adds stakes to the story, and we're always just trying to defy expectations.
And yet its various components defy logical arrangement both as viewed and in retrospect.
"I defy you to find where the system has changed," he said in 2008.
I defy anyone to look at this drawing without feeling a sense of wonder.
NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Carmakers have a $372 billion incentive to defy Donald Trump.
After nearly seven years, the war in Syria continues to defy attempts at resolution.
Light as a rock Want to see a skyscraper that seems to defy gravity?
Impeachment is a constitutional and patriotic duty mandated when elected officials defy the law.
Despite both healthy choices and dietary restrictions, Harriet's body continued to defy society's standards.
The portraits he creates more often defy the usual identity pigeonholes of contemporary parlance.
And the results from Washington are important partly because they defy easy ideological conclusions.
Mr. Johnson was a politician who could defy the usual laws of political gravity.
He's now co-founder of Defy, which produces hemp extract performance beverages for athletes.
Before joining Defy Media, she ran communications for the live streaming video platform Azubu.
These developments defy the caricature of his campaign as impossibly sexist and implicitly racist.
What follows could be a titanic test: Would Trump actually defy the Supreme Court?
The victims she is meeting now, Harris said, defy any easy characterization or grouping.
Almost all skilled MCs use syncopation to create complex rhythmic patterns that defy expectation.
Unlike other national emergency declarations, this one would openly defy the will of Congress.
All told, Defy has 70 million YouTube subscribers watching 800 million videos a month.
We can't let the president defy basic accountability measures built into our Constitution. Rep.
He depicts her in ways that defy the too-easy readings that stereotypes encourage.
And as president-elect, he has (so far) continued to defy political defy norms, by—among many other things—maintaining a stake in his business and keeping his kids (who work for him) in the room for high-level meetings with foreign leaders.
Iowans like to defy expectations and decisions about candidates are often made at caucus time.
In fact, due to her intricate and varied routines, she has appeared to defy physics.
Video Lewandowski stressed that he doesn't think the president, though, would defy a court order.
It may defy logic, but the thinner plastic e-skins get, the stronger they become.
Or they defy the terms of their permit when a protest gets out of hand.
They defy the expected "nerdy" look that is associated with tech industry types and innovators.
Joining forces with Axa would bolster both companies' bid to defy the law of averages.
And defy your natural instincts; look at your camera and not the person on screen.
The magazine's latest issue was not its first foray into topics that defy gender stereotypes.
It spirals around an undulating funnel of light that seems to defy gravity, reaching skyward.
"She's always trying to defy odds," said her mother, Natalie Nichols, 41, an administrative assistant.
It is the only way we can get ahead of these diseases that defy borders.
In the film, Nanjiani mentions having to defy his parents to have a comedy career.
Also, she said, she wants to defy the negative stereotypes that many foster children face.
To help him defy Cruz and other naysayers, Trump has beefed up his political operation.
The collapse of networks like Defy Media and Machinima have also left some creators distrustful.
Also, if she were to run against him in 2020, would he dare defy...Oprah?
Then I found Defy Ventures, a nonprofit that helps ex-cons start their own businesses.
The round was led by Defy Partners, with participation from Advancit Capital and FJ Labs.
But presidents defy it; they think it unconstitutional given their role as commander-in-chief.
Both the actress and her book-loving character manage to defy expectations and break boundaries.
I argue they defy easy categorization — but that how we understand them matters a lot.
Put fifteen people in a room and I defy you not to find one outsider.
When she falls in love with Pedro, she'll go to enormous lengths to defy tradition.
They want to defy the government's increasing use of the sedition law to gag artists.
Meanwhile, Holup's borderless yet fragmented maps defy local and macro perspectives, including national borders themselves.
"The CBO report's coverage numbers defy logic," HHS Secretary Tom Price said in a statement.
But as expected, they didn't need heat to score results that defy trend or era.
You want to defy their expectations and separate yourself from their bros-in-polos base.
There is no wrong way to dance — but there are ways that defy human interpretation.
Advocating that law-enforcement officers defy the law would invite more scrutiny from its opponents.
Though they defy convention, they have proved a useful addition to the central-banking toolkit.
Blacksburg, Virginia (CNN)It's a story that seems to defy sense: A middle-schooler disappears.
Fullscreen, Fandango, Lionsgate and Kevin Hart, ComicCon and Lionsgate, Defy Media's ScreenJunkies Plus, TIME Inc.
The results from South Carolina are in, and Donald Trump continues to defy electoral gravity.
Lenny Mendonca is a director emeritus of McKinsey & Company and a volunteer at Defy Ventures.
The best way to defy terrorists, and keep businesses going, is to resume normal routines.
It was such a pleasure to watch that I defy anyone not to enjoy it.
A love that works to defy hatred, oppression, and intolerance, and the violence this perpetuates.
Critic's Pick Rachel Harrison's midcareer survey at the Whitney Museum includes pieces that defy description.
There are only categories and crises of temperament," which "crisscross and defy and deny chronology.
Emotionally intelligent leaders encourage the "Five D's of Engagement": Discuss, Disagree, Debate, Defend and Defy.
Markets continue to defy gravity, aided by upbeat sentiments and liquidity not supported by fundamentals.
TV in an interview Tuesday that the GOP will defy gloomy predictions about the midterms.
Defy offers hope and job skills to a demographic that often faces bleak future prospects.
Defy also has a second 100 course program EITs can enroll in, if they choose.
I left inspired by the courage I witnessed from every person in the Defy program.
For six hours each weekend until September 1, Zhen's performers defy the laws of gravity.
Tasting coordinator: Bernard Kirsch What to Eat With Sour Beers Sour beers defy neat categorization.
"I would not defy a federal court," Chief Justice Moore said on the witness stand.
"If people defy a curfew, do you use live ammunition to enforce it?" he said.
Forty percent of the roughly 43,000 buildings in Manhattan defy the city's current zoning rules.
Rutan's devilish grin said it all: This would be a plane to defy the imagination.
Why would Trump knowingly defy the unanimous assessment of his intelligence agencies on Russian influence?
French artist Daniel Firman doesn't need magnets to defy gravity in his Nasutamanus sculpture series.
But hours later, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US would defy Maduro's order.
At last count, Hoke says Defy has created 200 employment opportunities for grads and others.
Businesses that have come out of Defy include pet walking, cleaning services and catering companies.
But they denounced "so-called women's rights activists" who encouraged women to defy Afghan customs.
Property owners who defy the EPA and other federal bureaucrats face steep penalties and fines.
It would also embolden the President to defy more requests from Congress, the House argued.
Each one hung from its steel girder by barely noticeable cables, seeming to defy gravity.
Not even Silvio Berlusconi, whose resurgence had been much mooted, could defy anti-establishment gravity.
The unlikable Veda in "Mildred Pierce" (1945) seems born to defy her self-sacrificing mother.
So, inner belief was born, and with it a new way to defy external authorities.
Chinese state media has urged Canada to defy the U.S. and free Ms. Meng unconditionally.
As a director, he knows how to weave a web of images that defy language.
Manners and social graces, Ben analyzes until they become so ambiguous as to defy comprehension.
The intrigue starts at the top: Can Cynthia Nixon defy the polls and deprive Gov.
Some U.S. states and cities, as well as business leaders, pledged to defy the decision.
Who among them will be willing to defy their party and fight for their constituents?
The prisoners were part of an entrepreneurship program by a nonprofit company called Defy Ventures.
But there's strong reason to expect that reality will continue to defy the government's projections.
It is likely that many participants will defy the ban, which could humiliate the government.
To openly defy it is another altogether, and Prince Mohammed is unlikely to do that.
Almost all of them voted to "defy the votes of [their] constituents" by impeaching him.
Despite a business model that seems to defy conventional wisdom, Stitch Fix continues to grow.
Defy Media was formed in 2013 in a merger between Alloy Digital and Break Media.
And to harm people who defy it, whether at home or in the United Kingdom.
The first is that China wields such firepower that no country may safely defy it.
Mr. Turnbull on Friday urged Australians to defy terrorists by simply going about their lives.
Trump's ability to defy odds, Kondik said, likely won't protect the Republicans from the trend.
Then, in 2010, one dared to defy his father and venture beyond the front door.
America cannot control immigration when many of its largest cities openly defy federal immigration laws.
EU leaders could defy Parliament and nominate someone who did not run in the election.
In a follow-up post, he said he would "defy and resist every unjust law".
I defy you to tell me one act that made it big without country radio.
Meanwhile, Iran wants European nations to defy the U.S. and let Tehran resume oil sales.
It's very hard for them to focus on their minority investment in Defy Media, historically.
Caster Semenya's story illustrates the discrimination people face when they seem to defy gender norms.
Could the famously unpredictable Trump be ready to defy the conservative base on the environment?
Both defy prejudices to help their companions, even as their authors deal in ugly racial stereotypes.
So unfortunately, there's ample precedent for the president to try and defy what the law says.
And then there's the question of whether importing countries will cooperate or try to defy Washington.
Listeners from both sides of the pond were emulating the hairstyle that attempted to defy gravity.
But this Hoag-type galaxy's round core and ring defy that, and scientists don't know why.
I am proud to defy outdated and incorrect expectations of what feminists look and act like.
Prosecutors have argued armed gunmen were using force and intimidation to defy the rule of law.
The whale's astounding size, grace, and remarkable intelligence seem to defy the laws of terrestrial life.
It's a story of rivals uniting to defy an onslaught none of them could weather alone.
Defy is far from alone in receiving major financial backing for its youth-oriented online audience.
Defy content is on Comcast's Watchable, Verizon's go90, Amazon Prime Video, Spotify and plenty of others.
Daryl, on the other hand, appears more willing to change his situation and defy his captors.
ScreenJunkies News will be led by Editor-in-Chief Roth Cornet, who recently joined DEFY Media.
Now video publisher Defy Media has raised $70 million in a round led by Wellington Management.
They, too, defy the laws of physics by staying delicious long after they've left the fryer.
Sometimes the laws are enforced by conservative provinces that choose to defy reformers in the capital.
Blockchains defy old ideas that have been locked in our minds for decades, if not centuries.
I defy anyone to do that and to thank all the people you want to thank.
Otherwise, Defy co-founders Trae Vassallo and Neil Sequeira tell TechCrunch, their strategy remains the same.
His comments defy the current state of medicine, and are basically a complete break with reality.
Other Catalans camped out in polling stations in order to defy court orders to close them.
There are dance films, intensely mystical films, poetic films, and all of them defy easy categorization.
"Regretfully, Defy Media has ceased operations today," the company said in a statement on Tuesday evening.
Its mission is to defy stereotypes, defeat hate and promote tolerance through workshops for young students.
This year, Defy will release 30 new shows with its seven brands, including SMOSH and Clevver.
By now the N.R.A. has perfected the art of going after lawmakers who defy the organization.
Is it in unruly syllables that wander high and low on the page and defy meaning?
My question: Is any news organization willing to defy Spicer and just turn the cameras on?
Don't miss this week's first episode, in which Peter spoke to Defy Media President Keith Richman.
Whatever the output, Shlian's sculptures defy easy categorization with work that is almost always instantly intriguing.
Broadcasters who defy the law can be fined or have their license revoked after repeated offences.
Despite all that, Japan's economy has continued to defy concerns that it could teeter into recession.
However boldly planners set out to defy geography, the effort usually peters out in the end.
Hearing that the president is a "lame duck" with limited powers, might soldiers defy his orders?
Artist's Questionnaire Calvin Marcus's color-washed works, which feature surfers, bodybuilders and dead fish, defy narrative.
This was a starter set for a life, enabling him to defy the pattern of parolees.
The ghetto fighters, although small in number and lacking in resources, dared to defy the odds.
Here are 12 photos that show how Hong Kong protesters are using masks to defy authority:
This calls on us to address many challenging ethical and moral complexities that defy absolutist positions.
The header seemed — again — to demonstrate that Ronaldo can, at times, defy the laws of physics.
They were so ripe and juicy, I knew they'd defy any knife's attempt to cube them.
They are simply too large, too looming—planetary presences that defy our puny tools of measurement.
The CSU meet on Sunday to decide whether to defy Merkel and introduce the new controls.
It is driven by deep inner compulsions that defy friendly advice, political interest and common sense.
Urias is the latest to defy the custom of pitchers almost always wearing double-digit numbers.
If they will not, then the company may have no choice but to defy an order.
Einhorn explained that stock prices often seemed to defy strong earnings and fundamentals across the quarter.
But those pesky candidates have minds of their own and often defy their own parties' wishes.
The parts of his body that are visible are boasting muscles in places that defy anatomy.
But journalists and marketers are often happy to defy chronology for the sake of the narrative.
To belt out that song is perhaps to heed, or perhaps to defy, its chilling message.
But what happens when low-income students defy the odds and make it into elite universities?
THE DISASTER ARTIST Only a handful of movies are so incompetent that they defy all explanation.
But why not watch for those moments when, against all odds, it seems to defy gravity?
But the Nazis, angry that anyone had dared to defy their power, demanded a tougher sentence.
Mr. Trump has instructed Mr. McGahn to defy a congressional subpoena and skip a hearing Tuesday.
The White House cited "constitutional immunity" as the reason for Mr. McGahn to defy the subpoena.
Breaking: Iran said that it plans to defy the 211 nuclear deal's limits on enriched uranium.
Trump may well fight back too, by trying to assert executive power to defy these investigations.
That was when we should have known that the 113 N.F.L. regular season would defy convention.
The nation's immigration problems remain unresolved and seem to defy legislative solutions despite his best efforts.
He figured that many people would defy orders of deportation to stay in the United States.
No Chinese firm can simply defy the country's autocratic rulers, especially in matters of national security.
The problem seems so intractable, the challenges of addressing it so monumental, as to defy solving.
Where necessary, they support policy changes to further deter any cultural customs that defy those values.
On Monday, Bavaria's conservatives are expected to confirm whether Mr. Seehofer will, indeed, defy Ms. Merkel.
The ruling will force Mr. Morales to back down or to defy the country's top judges.
Trump perhaps felt emboldened to forcefully defy congressional subpoenas because of his experience with Bob Mueller.
He thought McGregor might defy the rules of boxing and just kick Mayweather in the face.
It names names and, when necessary to its ends, is happy to defy the Republican leadership.
He ordered every official in the federal government to defy all subpoenas related to the inquiry.
That is what happens when prosecutors defy a court and fail to appear for a trial.
Maguire said Thursday that the executive branch did not make a decision to defy a Sept.
The stock market weathered a strange week by continuing to defy expectations of a September slide.
It's that her promotion may defy what the couple, specifically the man, expected in the relationship.
To do so, they will have to defy history and permanently change decades of voting behavior.
Russia's new nuclear-powered cruise missile, which he says can defy the US missile-defense shield.
Otherwise, they will defy her and impose border controls, which could collapse the chancellor's fledgling coalition.
If Roy Moore continues to defy everybody and stay in the race, that is his right.
If events in Catalonia defy the business community's expectations, the fallout for investors could be dramatic.
"A Farewell to Arms," Ernest Hemingway I defy a women to read this and not cry.
Phil Bredesen is that longshot hope, and he has shown that he can defy the oddsmakers.
At the same time we have maintained close ties with Taiwan that defy the usual categories.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka was among the first democracies to defy the tide of populism.
His accomplishments over the last decade defy almost all recent metrics, share price, trading or other.
Why it matters: The White House continues to defy congressional subpoenas related to the impeachment inquiry.
Pipefish, along with their cousins sea horses and sea dragons, defy convention in love and fertility.
Those days you would defy the scorching sun and jump on a goods train to Baquedano?
Across his long and prolific career, Lupe Fiasco has always found a way to defy labels.
"Attorney General Barr has made the entire Justice Department an agency for enabling the president to defy the law, to defy and kind of accountability and to act as a monarch," Nadler told CNN's "New Day," saying "we have no choice" but to proceed with the vote.
Why don't these timid townspeople, all of whom own rifles, just band together and defy the ruffians?
Bolton's plan to keep U.S. troops in Syria would therefore defy both the president's and Congress' wishes.
The young president's legacy will be secured if he can defy the sceptics on economic reform too.
Of course, I'm predisposed to love any movie where Americans defy the odds and inspire the world.
Frustrated with her mother's control over her life, Gypsy dares to defy her and eat a cupcake.
He argues this will give stocks another reason to defy the idea the rally is in trouble.
It wants young people to defy the new administration and speak out against misogyny, racism, and exclusion.
And those around him desperately search for ways to defy gravity and logic to please the boss.
A blanket policy of "we will defy every request across the board" won't play well in courts.
But ever one to defy warnings, Trump removed his protective eyewear and looked straight at the sun.
We defy you to see these items and NOT discover that you need almost all of them.
Their bond is apparently strong enough to defy the inevitable language barrier -- and age gap -- between them.
He unleashed a wave of beautiful, inspiring tweets, encouraging people to look beyond and defy societal stereotypes.
Light, Rope, and Lemonade each dared to defy the notion that pop is purely about being young.
She might defy expectations and learn from Michigan's mistakes with school-choice experiments in formulating national policies.
Diplomats who disagree are generally not entitled to unilaterally defy, undermine and work against a president's wishes.
The audacity to launch its own service hints at just how confident Defy is in its content.
Now 27 years later, Feinstein continues to defy some liberal orthodoxies and attract boos from the left.
It is unclear precisely who in the Kenyan government decided to defy the court order or why.
How do you tell one linear story about hundreds of thousands of story snippets that defy cataloging?
The Slack Fund, Fika Ventures, Defy Ventures, Lynett Capital, FundersClub and Joe Montana's Liquid2 Ventures also participated.
And absolutely, Apple doesn't have a right to defy a valid court order in a terrorism investigation.
Catalan leader Puigdemont and his government have called for civil disobedience to defy the direct rule move.
But he cannot defy for ever the laws of economics or the international coalition ranged against him.
Given the chance, many locals defy stereotypes that cast them as slothful and incompetent, some launderers notwithstanding.
Soon, she will defy convention again, co-teaching an MBA course on personal branding at Stanford University.
This week, Honolulu will be overrun by gods and monsters, impossible visions and creatures that defy imagination.
Brian Lee and Sujal Patel joined Defy earlier this month as part of its new Sage program.
These sites don't even serve the purpose of domain squatting, as most onion urls intentionally defy memorability.
In his quest to defy categorization, Well$ may very well end up creating one of his own.
Freshman Cassius Stanley consistently uses his 46.5-inch vertical leap to defy gravity on high-flying dunks.
It'd be jarring to see a top Senate Republican openly defy not only Trump but also McConnell.
If the answer is no, there are plenty of ways to defy the classic rules for coping.
A commercial with a message, "Defy Labels" connected with a lot of folks in my Twitter stream.
With oil prices continuing to defy gravity, speculation has mounted over how low oil can actually go.
The seats, made mostly of aluminum, weigh less than 20 pounds, important in planes that defy gravity.
His boasting, his cockiness, his stoicism—all were part of a plan to defy the established order.
Yet so far he has managed to defy those who thought KOD would run out of steam.
The justices reportedly feared that any dissents or compromises would cause the president to defy the court.
The word itself may defy direct translation, but you are very familiar with the concept – trust me.
Prosecutors have argued that armed gunmen were using force and intimidation to defy the rule of law.
They sing familiar songs, defy authority and confront life's dramas in performances that mirror the nation's psyche.
It has Dimitri Payet, whose ability to bend a ball on free kicks seems to defy gravity.
Context can prod numbers to defy grade-school verities: 2 plus 2 equals 4, and that's that.
But this isn't the first time the former Iowa lieutenant governor has sought to defy formidable odds.
And maybe the company will defy the odds, release the car this year, and soar to success.
Economists certainly have their place around the table, especially those who defy the mainstream and accepted orthodoxy.
Mr. Trump was among the first to note his ability to defy the laws of political gravity.
Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has signaled he thinks Trump should defy a Democratic request for his taxes.
The Taiwan Strait provides another arena for Beijing to defy Western "containment' and "violations of Chinese sovereignty.
To win, Mr. Trump will need to defy that expectation or make serious inroads among Nevada Democrats.
The newspaper characterized the move by Sessions as an effort to defy his anti-civil rights image.
There are foreign policy hiccups and then there are inexplicable decisions that defy any sense of logic.
Will this hard-luck president again defy death while his stoic sidekick vanquishes the nasty, uncivilized terrorists?
One of the biggest success stories from Defy Ventures is that of Coss Marte, founder of Conbody.
The long-term impact of Defy is also measured by their effort to improve the recidivism rate.
Complex women, interesting women, women who defy stereotypes and live their own damn lives, flaws and all.
As a new graduate, the best thing you can do for yourself is defy the busy trap.
"Two of my friends that just went through their series A were concerned about losing control," Defy.
Bond markets in the United States continue to defy skeptics and deliver steady, if not spectacular, results.
The National's new songs defy the idea that maturity means settling down and discovering clear-cut choices.
Some leaders have vowed to defy the L.G.B.T.Q. rights ruling, and transgender people face especially serious threats.
Often Mr. Owens's creations defy categorization, whether tunics or dresses or chaps or cloaks or, possibly, vestments.
Mr. McGahn and Mr. Priebus often consulted their shared personal attorney when deciding to defy their boss.
Nature is not defined by binary standards, which defy the potential and beauty of the human experience.
Yet they also enable players to experiment, explore, and defy expectations as they respond to those limits.
To Ms. Davis's chagrin, when Grace decides to defy her parents, she even says "no" in Hupa.
She said she would defy the order and refuse to deliver her mother to the deportation center.
The internet's worst pathologies—its effects on discourse, media, privacy, and so on—defy any single remedy.
"The president cannot defy the agencies in the Executive Branch that are subordinate to him," he said.
"We feel like we could disrupt the fitness industry" — much like Defy has "disrupted" his own life.
Although many importers of Iranian oil have said they oppose sanctions, few seem prepared to defy Washington.
However, everyone wrote Trump off in 2016, and it's possible his combative approach could defy pollsters again.
Snapshot: Above, a research base in Antarctica, where designers must think creatively to defy Earth's harshest climate.
The company and its founder have taken dominant positions in so many areas that they defy categorization.
"There's no moral equivalency between racists & Americans standing up to defy hate & bigotry," McCain tweeted last week.
Yet Trump's ever-bolder determination to defy constraints on presidential behavior has scrambled calculations on all sides.
Davis helped to create Defy, a CBD-infused performance drink geared towards athletes that launched in May.
It's okay, by the way, to defy expectations of instant family and proceed at your own pace.
They're the latest companies to defy expectations that an economic slowdown in China would hurt luxury brands.
Satellites which beam in broadband are expensive and depend on private companies being willing to defy governments.
Speaking of facts that defy our instinctual logic, who broke Babe Ruth's record of 59 home runs?
Doesn't it defy common sense for seniors to pay extra for care coordination that holds costs down?
The White House has directed another aide to defy Congress's efforts to perform its basic oversight duties.
I defy anyone to tell me that teens in Indiana are more mature than those in Wisconsin.
A group of black supporters also attempted to defy the Trump-voters-so-white stereotype and encountered turbulence.
"Must art be appealing?" is the theme this year, focusing on works that defy normal standards of beauty.
Andersen and Little interview subjects between the ages of 18-34 who defy the stereotypes about young people.
Trump promised to smash the Washington power structure and showed he would defy all norms, social and political.
Biological systems don't defy physical laws, of course—but neither do they seem to be predicted by them.
Besides appearing to defy time, Prince defied genres his entire career, and last Thursday night was no exception.
These incidental marks defy the notion that Piffaretti's process is about execution rather than chance, intuition, and intentionality.
On Tuesday, Giuliani's lawyer informed Congress that the former New York mayor will defy House Democrats' impeachment subpoena.
On Tuesday, Giuliani's lawyer informed Congress the former New York City mayor will defy House Democrats' impeachment subpoena.
There's a rich tapestry of musicians who weren't afraid to defy society's expectations of looking a certain way.
Defy Media's VP of programming Andy Signore said F.I.E.L.D. is the perfect foray into long-form scripted programming.
It plainly would be contempt for a President -- or any person -- to simply defy a final court order.
If her victory does not produce big Democratic gains in Congress, Republicans will feel emboldened to defy her.
Four Serb municipalities in Northern Kosovo have pledged alliance to Serbia and openly defy the government in Pristina.
Robot cars, no matter how smart, still can't defy the laws of physics, and technology will sometimes fail.
These are radically different films from radically different filmmakers, and to some degree they all defy easy categorization.
"Hillary Clinton's answers to the FBI about her private email server defy belief," Trump said in a statement.
There are so many plot points that not only defy credulity, they invite questions that are never answered.
Amazing to think that scientists are still discovering entirely new species—and with features that defy explanation. [ZooKeys]
With their tired tropes about spiralling downwards and the "tawdry self-congratulation" of recovery, such stories defy originality.
At the moment, only a few dozen men defy the draft each year, most of them Jehovah's Witnesses.
The mother, in "Where Reasons End", discovers the cruellest of paradoxes: words can both save and defy her.
We're willing to bet Boyega could once again defy expectations as a key player in a cherished franchise.
But it would also defy logic to prosecute that child's parents for Harambe's unforeseeable death in this case.
LOS ANGELES — Show of hands: Who thought this Hollywood union was The One That Would Defy the Odds?
But his defiant statements on the conclusions reached by the international team -- which includes Malaysians -- defy all logic.
Everything about Techmeme and its lingering success seems to defy the contemporary wisdom of building a popular website.
If the court strikes this executive order down as well, the Trump administration should without hesitation defy it.
More worryingly for Mr Cameron, Mr Johnson will encourage other MPs and party members to defy the government.
Hype and Missy's partnership continued to defy expectations for how a woman could be portrayed in hip-hop.
But, Shazier vowed to defy the odds and not only walk again -- but get back to the NFL!!!
To lose my loving friend Nicole, who seemed at one point to defy these odds, is beyond devastating.
If Comey was willing to brazenly defy Lynch, surely he would be willing to do so to Rosenstein.
These stocks defy the notion of the inevitable gravitational pull of the old equilibrium lineand can't be contained.
"Using death to defy could not be any simpler for me," Liu Xia said, according to the post.
They voted for the antihero who would take on the world and defy all political and social convention.
He has been brought closer to earth after seeming to defy the rules of political gravity for months.
Senate leaders vowed to defy the decision on Monday, promising to decide the president's fate this week anyway.
In practice, Moore's willingness to defy federal authority has twice caused his removal from the Alabama Supreme Court.
If he can get his White House onto an even keel, he could defy the naysayers once again.
Our permanent presence in dozens of states across the country will propel us to defy history come November.
To ensure we defy history, the Republican National Committee is investing $250 million in our midterm election strategy.
In addition, Shulkin reportedly sought to root out agency staffers who opposed his policies and defy his leadership.
"These infernal abuses defy the very values the U.N. was created to uphold," she said in a statement.
Dundar also said he would defy an order to surrender his passport and would attempt to travel overseas.
In 2013, Walsh suggested breaking the law and to "engage in civil disobedience" to defy Obamacare in Chicago.
We are not leaving a single vote unturned and we are ready to defy the odds this November.
The Trump administration's recent threats defy that promise and may cast the United States as an untrustworthy partner.
While many of his past decisions will always defy explanation, Rodriguez's baseball acumen has never been in doubt.
New York (CNN Business)For years, Wall Street watched in awe as Apple's iPhone appeared to defy gravity.
Also now in the OTT marketplace: YouTube Red — which launched officially in October — and Defy Media's ScreenJunkies Plus.
Ms. Lo is still grappling, in tidy couplets, with the many ways that desire can defy romantic expectations.
Haspel told senators that torture "does not work" and that she would defy orders to restart the programs.
While it's still early, there's optimism that Defy can help some of these national problems we are facing.
"Intuitive" isn't a common description for someone as self-involved as you are, Aries, but you defy expectation.
We'll begin with a spin travelling in a world of my delectation, what we'll see will defy explanation.
"This is a film that didn't defy the laws of physics," Miller told Studio 360 earlier this year.
This may have inspired musicians from Coltrane to Chance the Rapper to defy the conventions of their genres.
Again, it doesn't defy the idea that it could have been a godly image, but it raises questions.
But some couples defy the rule and get back together again after weeks, years, or even decades apart.
Ms. Merkel's posture as a stalwart civil servant has led her at times to defy overwhelming public opinion.
Made from bronze left over from World War II, the simple pieces "seemed to defy trend," says Purnell.
The angles defy gravity enough to be amusing at times, but they can also look like painful contortions.
Italy's populist government has drafted a spending plan that would defy European budget rules to fulfill election promises.
Ryan made a determination after Trump's election that to defy the president too forcefully would invite a counterreaction.
Golf charity experts say the listed expenses defy any reasonable cost justification for a one-day golf tournament.
Preston Parry, 20, had bet all along that Trump would defy the pollsters who predicted a Clinton victory.
The Yemen vote sets up something of a one-two punch for senators hoping to defy the president.
The law gives the home secretary some leeway to defy the ruling and refuse extradition, though not much.
Its descriptions of Mr. Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, defy the public perception of their marriage.
They also hope some opposition Labour lawmakers will defy their leadership, which is almost certain to oppose Mrs.
It's this: His reluctance to disappoint and possibly defy his parents is greater than his commitment to you.
The Chinese economy has developed great strengths that have allowed it to defy the doomsayers since the 1990s.
And Ross thinks testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton could defy the expectations of Trump's critics.
Nohemi would have beaten many odds, and we root for people who defy statistics and set new paths.
Chicago is by no means the first municipality to defy the Trump administration's hard line against sanctuary cities.
Many of the sightings turn out to be explainable, the authors say, but a small percentage defy resolution.
The fear of death often induces us to make choices that defy the biological constraints of our existence.
We have never, in the history of our nation, seen a President categorically defy Congress in this manner.
Mr. Trump might claim a constitutional right to defy such a resolution even if it gets through Congress.
She wrote: Characters make terrible decisions that defy logic to advance the plot along a thriller's prescribed path.
No matter how Trump leaves office, those ideas have now been normalized in ways that defy instant reversal.
With this movie, Zhang Yimou and I set out to defy every stereotype that you can think of.
As for Congress passing a law that harshly punishes foreign felons who defy deportation, I just don't know.
Ansel Elgort and newcomer Rachel Zegler play the star-crossed lovers who defy their opposing teenage street gangs.
He convinced her that she could do it, saying, "You are going to defy all odds," she recalled.
But some fastballs defy gravity a little longer than others, so they seem to rise to the hitter.
She choreographed works meant to defy gravity that took place on rooftops and on the sides of buildings.
Trump may survive the impeachment process because Republicans in the Senate have shown little inclination to defy him.
Taken together, Liu's works stimulate free association in ways that defy Freudian interpretation or any other formal explanation.
What Mr. Trump did was blatantly defy the will of Congress in his declaration of a national emergency.
"I defy you to tell me the difference between 'Oh, Mary, don't ask,' and 'Yaaas Kween,' " Mantello says.
And I think a lot of folks outside a pretty small circle don't know what Defy Media is.
But pro-Trump Republicans are eager to defy expectations, just as the president did with his 2016 victory.
With Beyond Borders, De Becker has intentionally sought to present contemporary and historical works that defy easy classification.
He knows that we watch great athletes because we want to see our fellow humans defy the laws of nature, but he also recognizes that the way to defy those laws is by mastering them first, by never losing sight of them, by constantly challenging them and pushing at their edges.
He may be wearing a black ceramic Defy El Primero 21, and promoting a Defy El Primero 21 Full Diamond, but Mr. Chan's love of watches began quite humbly, with a cheap plastic Superman watch that he got as a child ("I was able to choose it," he said rather triumphantly).
Defy Media was the parent company of some of YouTube's most popular channels, including Smosh, Smosh Games, and Clevver.
And in Wuhan thousands showed they would rather defy police batons and potential imprisonment than choke on bad air.
It might sound like the RAND report was describing Trump, whose lies are often so blatant they defy explanation.
"No matter what, no matter how big that bull is, women can defy all odds," one woman told CNN.
The realities of a complex array of races with their own local dynamics defy the construction of pat narratives.
Their enthusiasm is infectious — we defy you to watch the video and not want to get up and dance.
Another is the cynicism that is evident in his lifelong effort to defy the norms that govern everyone else.
The Senate hearings about cyber espionage also indicated to Cramer that some Senators are not afraid to defy Trump.
But there is speculation that Xi might defy the rule to keep his key ally on for another term.
The fact is that many of these encounters – still a very small percentage of the total – defy conventional explanation.
The Italian government is promising to defy European leaders, framing their budget as a fight to reclaim national sovereignty.
I asked her if she was having sex and she vehemently denied it and then continued to defy me.
And, along similar lines, there must be severe consequences for cities that defy the federal government's immigration enforcement efforts.
I defy you not to feel better after viewing this picture of Cristiano Ronaldo alongside his portrait bust. pic.twitter.
Yet AWS continues to defy that idea and grow anyway, although not quite at the rate of its competitors.
Last term, the Court side-stepped a case asking whether religious objectors may defy laws prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
Does Bethenny have the skinny on the best picks, or is the magic in Oz's ability to defy expectations?
Bitcoin is one of the wildest trades in the market today, delivering sharp gains and losses that defy explanation.
The fake emails defy many existing controls for malicious communications, said Erik Nyberg, director of information technology at KVC.
One reason is that trade unions, which include many Syriza supporters, have been reluctant to defy their fellow leftists.
That's the premise of Interns of F.I.E.L.D., the first original, long-form scripted series from Defy Media's ScreenJunkies property.
The concept of constraining Section 232 power isn't new, but Republicans thus far have been loath to defy Trump.
But in an unprecedented move, mayors of some of Italy's largest cities have vowed to defy the new law.
Since then he has joined with Defy Ventures to help formerly incarcerated people get a second chance through entrepreneurship.
When Defy shut down, creators stopped getting checks, and were left with no clear path to recover outstanding debts.
Anthony Padilla is another one of those creators — and perhaps one of the most prominent YouTubers involved with Defy.
Those rules do what cartels are built to do: consolidate their own power and crush those who defy them.
The result, the Kremlin hopes, will sap the West's capacity to respond resolutely to acts that defy international norms.
Suu Kyi has already said she would defy the constitution by staying "above the president", and leading the country.
Luci pushes Bean to defy convention, but rebelling in accordance with someone else's orders isn't much of a rebellion.
It's filled with songs that defy genre, thanks to the iconoclastic attitude of the group's MCs, singers, and producers.
Bodybuilding pics often defy belief, but many people will relate to fitness buff Michelle Middleton's now-viral photo series.
But the only way to bring Star Wars back to that place of infinite possibilities is to defy expectations.
MCCULLOUGH: I defy anyone to get a straight answer on whether or not any of them are still cleared.
This seems to defy math, or at least reason; planets shouldn't be larger than the stuff they're made from.
Part of the reason we started the band and wrote the songs we did was to defy those skinheads.
Defy convention and look like you're too drunk to hold a glass properly with the upside-down wine glass.
They show you an imaginary device that looks nothing like the final product and defy the laws of physics.
I hate them, and I call upon all Americans to defy them with intentional acts of solidarity and love.
Tabagari said suggestions by ministry officials that the rally be held in a private space would defy its purpose.
These stocks defy the notion of the inevitable gravitational pull of the old equilibrium line, and can't be contained.
All of this seems to defy federal tax rules and state laws that ban self-dealing and misleading donors.
Sometimes you're able to defy those, but when you stop defying those, you have to come back to reality.
There are more than a few sticking points, not least the denuclearization of North Korea, that defy easy solutions.
I defy you to find someone who knows Albany better than him—he's been there since he was 17.
At tiny scales, the universe appears to play by different rules, many of which are paradoxical and defy reason.
But how can the campaign make the case that the party should defy the apparent will of its voters?
In summer many defy the rules and sprawl topless in the meadows around the pond or drink with friends.
In fact, the only way Sanders could be nominated is by persuading those superdelegates to defy the popular vote.
Trump has become the first president in over 40 years to defy the tradition of publicly releasing tax returns.
A president should not be able to defy a subpoena in a nation committed to the rule of law.
Writing about Cirque du Soleil shows is of course a mug's game, because the aim is to defy description.
Looking ahead to 2020, the key lesson of 2018 is to recognize that Trump doesn't defy electoral political gravity.
To judge by Vogels' response, Amazon is either playing ignorant to these concerns or simply choosing to defy them.
Will the pair defy all the odds (and a 600 year time difference) to prove that love is timeless?
"Any law we pass to outlaw abortion must defy and ignore the courts," he wrote on the organization's site.
They are generally more effective than the Iraqi security forces and often defy Baghdad with the support of Tehran.
The more we ostracize them, the more likely they are to dig in their heels and defy mainstream science.
Mekhennet has another goal in this book, which is to defy generalizations about Muslims, and Muslim women in particular.
But he says he has seen stuff that can make your hairs stand on end and defy scientific explanation.
I just can't help but feel he's going to try and defy convention with a slight flourish on it.
"I will not defy death for breathtaking photos, tresspass, or venture beyond safety," one of the pledge's oaths reads.
That the subways were, in 163, on starvation rations in need of emergency cash would seem to defy gravity.
José decided it made no sense to defy his father — he would accompany his parents back to Puerto Rico.
But her expansive works defy such national clichés, and instead frequently channel abstract metaphysical concepts into acutely mysterious forms.
In both cases, the White House has signaled its intent to defy Congress, arguing executive privilege and legislative overreach.
The White House also reiterated that Mr. Trump would continue to defy Mr. Kim, regardless of any diplomacy underway.
In a quirky space with circus and theater décor, Tickets serves a parade of exceptional dishes that defy description.
Defy the culture of fear he has created, and go public with the concerns you readily express in private.
"If courts aren't functioning, lots of people will use that as an excuse to defy court orders," Owens said.
She said she remains hopeful — but not confident — he will defy members of his own party and reject them.
It's because Dany can defy death that the Dothraki kneel down to her, as if she were a goddess.
It took a certain kind of chutzpah for Fosbury to defy convention and throw himself backward over a bar.
The Friday order vacated the three-judge panel's 2-1 decision last month that McGahn could defy Democrats' subpoenas.
Time and again she found a way to defy one of the most deadly terrorist groups in the world.
He went on to publicly defy the hard-line conservative plotters of an attempt to seize power in 1991.
The two defy expectations, handily taking a title belt two weight classes above which the boxer had previously fought.
She decided to defy the ban rather than resign in order to protect the integrity of the Justice Department.
But, like her husband, Melania Trump has shown that she is willing to defy what is expected of her.
The 6-year-old Adrian continued to defy expectations and proved that he was not just a pretty redhead.
That could probably happen only if enough opposition Labour Party lawmakers defy their leadership and side with Mr. Johnson.
Likewise, former Vice President Joe Biden has made headlines by declaring that, if subpoenaed, he would defy the Senate.
He threatens to defy the Constitution and end birthright citizenship through executive order (he can't do it by fiat).
Pork is that exception here: It has always managed to defy my insistence that fruit and meat be separate.
She ate pie for breakfast, (literally) climbed a mountain (Kilimanjaro!) and taught us to #DEFY to the very end.
Presidential prognosticators love a popular governor, especially one who's been able to defy the political leanings of their state.
The mechanism has had limited success, but was a sign of Europe's determination to defy the Trump administration's efforts.
The GOP's troubles are linked directly to Trump, who is dogged by so many controversies they almost defy counting.
To accept marginality as fate was one difficult option for those in the media; to defy it was another.
Patients like Ms. Bowers are choosing to defy medical advice and social convention and remain breastless after breast cancer.
The party in power typically loses seats in a midterm year, but Pence has vowed to defy the trend.
But the house, which is now owned by Historic New England—its only twentieth-century holding—didn't defy history.
However, she also said the focus should remain on the officials the White House has ordered to defy subpoenas.
Some of the most vulnerable members on either side are those clinging to seats that defy these demographic trends.
YouTube is trying to keep up with genre-bending influencers like James Charles and MrBeast, who defy traditional categorization
She had a stubborn backbone, that if she thought she was right she would stand there and defy you.
Nadler said after Tuesday's vote that Hicks and other witnesses would face court action if they defy committee subpoenas.
"Russia and China openly defy all the values of freedom of speech, of free and open Internet," Carter said.
"We did not come here to defy Donald Trump, we came here to praise and honor him," Bannon said.
This series of undated and untitled teste resemble emotive, human-like faces, but once again they defy easy meaning.
Ocasio-Cortez might defy all the ideas of what an elected official should look like, but that's not stopping her.
But House Democratic women are making it very clear that their motive is to defy Trump — specifically on gender issues.
The San Shan bridge, like all great suspension bridges, appears to defy the laws of physics while embracing them fully.
Nguyen Trinh Thi's "Fifth Cinema" imagines a new kind of film for people between bordered nations who defy neat dichotomies.
About a decade ago, a handful of Google's most talented engineers started building a system that seems to defy logic.
Well, sometimes we cover common ground and we start marveling at things that defy our experience in the real world.
But few were willing to defy the apparent will of the voters in their states to try to depose him.
The ensuing fiasco underlined Britain's loss of clout and status as well as its inability to defy the American superpower.
Watching her so gracefully defy and upend racial and gender barriers in Hollywood made us envision new possibilities for ourselves.
She managed to get her hair to defy gravity and freeze straight up when she went outside with wet hair.
In practical terms, the creation of a new and massive source of campaign support freed candidates to defy the establishment.
If Democrats win the House in November, it's more than possible Trump will defy his own party and favor Sen.
Today's investment includes from participation from other seed investors too including Y Combinator, Fika Ventures, Lynett Capital and Defy Partners.
Some is born of opportunism and fear that the next president will set his voters on Republicans who defy him.
There are also multiple lawsuits currently filed against Defy Media, from both employees and investors, for numerous reasons, including deception.
" On Thursday, Trump said of the initial allegations, "The claims are preposterous, ludicrous, and defy truth, common sense and logic.
Simone Biles appears to defy the laws of physics with this epic tumbling pass from the 2019 US Gymnastics Championships.
Free flying is the avian equivalent of walking your dog without a leash, if your dog could also defy gravity.
Lev Grossman, an author and critic, attributed the story's success to Mr Martin's willingness to defy the conventions of genre.
It will bring to a sudden stop an ambitious attempt to defy the decline of the UK's print news industry.
Timothy Meaher, a rich plantation owner, thought he could defy a decades-old federal ban on importing Africans as slaves.
About half of its vast and varied GDP comes from informal enterprises, which defy easy taxation, estimation or even definition.
Have researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology's Suzumori Endo Lab managed to defy all the laws of the universe?
Facebook can bend the rules and get a lengthier service from founders than most, but you can't defy gravity forever.
We will never understand how this was physically possible, yet we are not surprised that Gigi can casually defy physics.
And Defy hopes to bring other partners on board to provide even more sage advice for the firm's growing portfolio.
France's Lafarge and Switzerland's Holcim joined forces last June, betting a bigger size would help defy pressures including sluggish markets.
It is harder when MPs and even ministers freely defy their party whips, as has repeatedly happened in recent weeks.
As if Thurman's profile outside the ring didn't defy enough stereotypes already, there's also this: He didn't finish high school.
Further observation of Tabby's Star yielded no signs of aliens, but the sudden dips in luminosity continue to defy explanation.
From Hercules to Superman, humankind has always been fascinated by characters who defy the natural limits of the human body.
But when "metro" papers were at their most profitable they could defy lowly officials, answering only to the most senior.
Revealingly, even HKU students determined to defy parental qualms to work as reporters are doubtful about returning to the mainland.
Then, on Thursday, Planned Parenthood announced that it would defy Missouri's rules and perform only one pelvic exam on patients.
Alongside the new capital, Defy has added to the mix two venture partners, or "Sages" as they are calling them.
It is critical for Trump to defy the odds, because he has not articulated a Plan B for coal country.
The White House refused to cooperate and is likely to defy the new subpoenas, setting up yet another court fight.
Or maybe she'll defy the odds and give a truly memorable, effective speech that shows up the president — anything's possible!
Already in the last year, Fullscreen, Fandango, Lionsgate and Kevin Hart,ComicCon and Lionsgate, Defy Media's ScreenJunkies Plus, TIME Inc.
Dissecting someone's star quality can feel reductive, but never more so with someone like Ryder, whose appeal can defy definition.
In Afghanistan, one of the most conservative Muslim countries in the world, a group of women defy the societal norm.
The surge in camp numbers served to defy, even more, the Monday deadline for evacuation that authorities set last week.
U.S. President Donald Trump told McGahn in May to defy a subpoena to testify before Congress about the Russia investigation.
It's like she wants to defy the bumper stickers and be the exceptional "well-behaved woman" who does make history.
Through that controversy, Trump's poll numbers continued to rise -- the first of many times that he would defy political gravity.
There is no telling how long the 42-year-old Mr ul-Haq will be able to defy Father Time.
If the guiding principle of the 8th movie in the Fast and Furious series was to defy expectations, it succeeded.
Lawyers, by contrast, have found ways to rationalize this, invoking fancy legal arguments that defy common sense and basic fairness.
She and others will appear despite directives from the White House for administration officials to defy Congress on such requests.
N. sanction swap would leave much less leeway for Iran to act like a rogue state and defy U.N. resolutions.
Credit cards could be key to helping Citi defy Wall Street expectations and hit return targets for 230 and beyond.
Defy Media collapsed, and Matthew Patrick accused it of taking $1.7 million from its network of YouTubers in the process.
If the stresses intensify, the least-bad option might be for Italy to defy the EU and recapitalise its banks.
This would defy normal FIFA rules, under which players can only represent one nation in competitive matches during their career.
Earlier on Tuesday, the same group of Democrats sued the state over vote-counting practices they say defy constitutional protections.
Russ Vought, the budget office's acting director, will defy a subpoena seeking his deposition testimony on Wednesday, the official said.
Congress then passed legislation making it a federal crime to defy of any restrictions or orders under the Executive Order.
Spanish bonds also reacted, with yields rising five basis points after the announcement that Catalan politicians would again defy Madrid.
Apple's announcement that it will defy a court order related to its encryption has put new urgency behind Grassley's requests.
Only one actress manages to defy this pseudo-gothic conformity, the fabulous Carla Gugino, who plays the doomed mother, Olivia.
In a sense, it would defy the role of government to protect the weak, in this case, through proper regulation.
Israel worries Assad could let his Iranian allies entrench there or that Syrian forces may defy a 1974 Golan demilitarization.
These and other condiments can be combined to create dozens of flavors, many of which defy quick description in English.
We live in an era where ruling elites have been in position to defy the popular will with remarkable consistency.
Both figures defy everything the oil market is telling us and they will be indefensible for those who support them.
When thrown correctly, it seems to defy the laws of modern physics: It is like a knuckleball in a hurricane.
You cannot defy the laws of economics, and just like the magic mirror on the wall, the markets never lie.
Either way, if Donald Trump doesn't defy the polls and win the White House, Trump TV is a real possibility.
At Defy Media's NewFronts presentation, the company highlighted how the Rock appears in a ScreenJunkies video to officiate a wedding.
Was it that she wished to realize his ambitions — or defy the taboo against a genteel woman's appearance in print?
Global Soccer LONDON — As Leicester City continues to win matches in England, it continues to defy gravity even further afield.
It rallies volunteer community support around underperforming students in Baltimore public high schools and gets results that defy all expectations.
And since winning the election, he has continued to defy precedents set by the 4003 presidents who came before him.
In many ways, Defy Ventures can have as much impact on our society as the next billion-dollar tech innovation.
A few days later, Nunberg made a bizarre set of media appearances in which he claimed he'd defy the subpoena.
A majority of Mr. Trump's supporters defy the stereotype: They were either women, nonwhite or college graduates (or some combination).
Much like fellow balance artist Ishihana-Chitoku, Byun loves to create seemingly impossible arrangements that appear to defy gravity itself.
And I defy you to suppress a smile when a baby signs "more" by bouncing her chubby little fingertips together.
Both parties may need to defy that trend if they hope to end up controlling the Senate gavel in 2021.
The Japanese megalopolis has no discernible center, and clusters of skyscrapers miles apart defy the idea of a downtown core.
The main conundrum seemed to be: do I try to invoke or defy the person who sent in these words?
It is likely that they, too, will defy the subpoenas in deference to the White House, courting additional contempt citations.
Godwin bisects and bifurcates the plane with contrasting white drips of paint that defy gravity, recalling and organizing Pollock's drips.
The companies have little incentive to defy Chinese regulations, but compliance could put them at odds with U.S. foreign policy.
The companies have little incentive to defy Chinese regulations, but compliance could put them at odds with U.S. foreign policy.
By tracing people's movements, the government can punish those who defy isolation orders with up to six months in prison.
It doesn't take a genius to see that knowing your limits can be more valuable than trying to defy them.
Teen girls are claiming their place inside an emerging online community of extreme athletes who flip, freerun and defy expectations.
Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg will reportedly defy a Canadian subpoena to appear at a hearing about privacy and security.
By recognizing Conservative and Reform Jewry, Israel will not only defy the anti-Semites but also, more important, reaffirm itself.
He served his country with distinction and at times proved willing to defy partisanship in service of his own principles.
We talk in shorthand about "Trump voters" or "social justice warriors," but when you actually meet people they defy categories.
It is not easy to predict — all countries defy easy definition, and Russia more than most — but it is crucial.
The movement's founders are counting on the idea that the world is watching as they continue to defy the military.
The vast majority of objects made and sold and cherished in this world, however, defy the taxonomies of the museum.
Deciding that they have a better shot at winning with Ryan Tannehill at quarterback, however, seems to defy all reason.
Many voters saw Trump not as an ideal choice but as a way to defy the establishments of both parties.
That's a massive, pretentious overcorrection and a feeble attempt to defy a culture that's gonna change with or without them.
He has also successfully created a large illegal shadow economy to bypass harsh international sanctions and defy the United States.
And yet people like Reno are perfectly happy to defy the odds and live in the path of these calamities.
The party wants to know the names of those who defy it, the better to make their lives miserable later.
Even today, such regional strongmen continue to defy central authority, be it that of the Kabul government or the Taliban.
Dog owners who defy the ban are subject to a fine, 60 lashes and the possible execution of their pet.
In particular, he had internalized theosophy's hermetic quest to make visible those embedded truths that defy direct observation and empiricism.
Last week the President told border agents to defy the law and not let migrants in, two sources told CNN.
These findings also defy common stereotypes about what pedophilia is, and what the risks are for engaging in physical abuse.
Dan Patrick, a staunch conservative, said he would defy the N.R.A. to push for background checks on private gun sales.
"At the end of the day, it's a global market and no one can defy a global market," he said.
Trump's newfound willingness to defy Russia is a welcome development for the security of the country and the NATO alliance.
The bill recommends a number of punishments for executives at companies who knowingly defy it, including fines and jail time.
And it's critical that C.I.A. and military doctors heed this message, even if they must defy orders to the contrary.
It could encourage some to defy the system in the expectation that they may avoid being penalized for their actions.
It also seems to defy gravity as much as it defies any attempt by a batting helmet to contain it.
Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), asked whether there's anything House Democrats can do if the White House continues to defy subpoenas.
Can she somehow defy the odds and the almost universal predictions of doom and see her plan through to adoption?
The only way out is for Urias to keep doing what he's been doing, to defy established convention once more.
Assembly President Ramos Allup had previously said he would defy the supreme court ruling and swear in the suspended deputies.
I squat down, tighten my abdominals, and, gloriously, find a patch of blankness in front of me that spreads like an eclipse, blotting out the noise of the gym, obscuring the voices without and within, quieting my multitasking brain and making me an instrument of a single function; to stand up, to pull the bar off the ground, to make airborne hundreds of pounds of iron and rubber, to defy three decades of naysayers, to defy myself, to defy thermodynamics, to set in motion an object at rest.
There is a reasonable view that, to instigate a constitutional crisis, he would have to defy a court order or subpoena.
The soft skills help women navigate resistance by husbands or fathers as they defy traditional roles or become breadwinners, they said.
The Justice Department filed a suit challenging the measure, and the state's public university system pledged to defy the statewide law.
If they do so, he will defy the oddsmakers, disarm adversaries, and garner cooperation from key components of his federal workforce.
But there's also a vocal minority that has demonstrated the ability to inflict political pain on those who defy its demands.
It's true that companies have not tried to defy the SEC and test their right to impose individual arbitration on shareholders.
They also encourage everyone to defy societal norms — and outline exactly how each and every one of us can join in.
This isn't to say that there aren't exceptions, as we see players like Steve Smith and Derrick Mason seemingly defy time.
The choices defy the male domination in country radio play: Women are well represented, making up 11 of the 29 performers.
The Justice Department filed a suit challenging the measure, and the state's public university system pledged to defy the statewide law.
Republican electors have been inundated by Trump opponents urging them to defy the results in their states and vote against Trump.
I wouldn't do that, though, because when it works, pics snapped by the Mate 20 Pro defy their humble smartphone origins.
The government isn't bound to do so, and so far it hasn't, but it'd also be tough to defy popular will.
Of course, military force is required against states and movements that regularly defy international law and any decent code of morality.
They "remind and incite and defy...the child in school, the soldier, the voter, the enemy, the ally and the stranger".
Unfortunately, for some black men, our concept of freedom isn't to defy this patriarchal order; instead, we've learned to envy it.
In many cases, it seemed parents were blaming the Internet for complex social and behavioral issues that may defy such interventions.
Chief executives have long earned some of the largest paychecks in America, but at what point does their compensation defy reason?
Defy Media's executives allegedly asked creators like Patrick if the company could delay handing out paychecks, according to the video above.
Douglas's decision to once again defy conventions and work with a blacklisted writer helped to end the communist purge in Hollywood.
The mechanism has so far had limited success, but is a sign of Europe's determination to defy the Trump administration's efforts.
Even though she's pro-life, the woman classifies Lindsay's pregnancy as "extenuating circumstances" which defy any category she's ever encountered before.
Padilla and co-creator Ian Hecox decided to sell Smosh to a company that would eventually become Defy Media in 2011.
A separate lawsuit filed by ViewAll Investments, a media publishing and ad platform, complained that Defy Media failed to pay invoices.
Lowery's film sidesteps world-building justifications in favor of a narrative and aesthetic that both defy logic and make perfect sense.
But she said parliamentary leaders had not yet decided whether to defy the central court and go ahead with the session.
If Facebook continues to defy these basic expectations, however, it only further justifies and intensifies the claims of its worst enemies.
Sure, I can treat myself to occasional Laduree macaron, but the everyday existence of the Manhattan elite continues to defy comprehension.
Democratic governors took the stage to talk about how they could defy the Trump administration and try out liberal policy proposals.
ALL great aviation ventures start with mavericks willing to defy both the laws of physics and the scepticism of their peers.
For now, Ceres continues to defy expectations, proving that dwarf planets—small as they are—can have larger-than-life personalities.
I don't want to defy economic logic and say supply creates demand, but to a certain extent it feels that way.
Timothy Meaher, a prominent businessman, had reputedly bet that he could defy the ban, and financed the journey and the purchase.
There is also a view that politicians used to be more able to rise above partisan politics and defy their supporters.
Stephen Curry, who continues to hit shots that seem to defy physics, scored 233 points and sat out the fourth quarter.
The persistent failure of 16-seeds to defy the odds has caused mild head-scratching among quantitative analysts of college basketball.
He makes the decision to defy the odds, to rebel against "the money god" and follow his dream of writing poetry.
Catalonia said on Monday it was confident its officials, including the police, would defy attempts by Madrid to enforce direct rule.
It would "seem to defy basic market laws of supply and demand," said Jason Bordoff, a former energy adviser to Obama.
But despite the grim prognosis doctors gave, little Dylan Franklin pulled through — and has continued to defy the odds every since.
Trump's poll numbers are so bad that members of Congress, including his fellow Republicans, may well feel emboldened to defy him.
Congressional Republicans have little reason to fear backlash from their own base if they defy President Trump on select policy issues.
The research does, however, test and attempt to defy the parameters of what we currently know about the limits of life.
"No one could defy their orders," said Rajeb, whose cousin signed up with the militants and was never heard from again.
There will always be savants who defy this problem: James Joyce and William Faulkner were both mad alcoholics and technical masterminds.
But because it's a Chinese company, there's little expectation for it to defy the political censorship requirements of its own government.
Already, in the last year Fullscreen, Fandango, Lionsgate and Kevin Hart, ComicCon and Lionsgate, Defy Media's ScreenJunkies Plus, and TIME Inc.
Nevertheless, there are documented incidents of bizarre cattle mutilations that are detailed in Corbell's film that seem to defy all explanation.
It's hard to imagine a more fertile political environment in which Trump could defy the Supreme Court, if he so chooses.
Most notably, Donald Trump's rise didn't defy the polls — on the contrary, he was solidly leading the polls by last September.
But, so far, what is known helps to illustrate how modern uprisings can defy the urge to find a neat category.
Elected leaders on the left and right have grown more willing to defy term limits and sidestep checks on their authority.
Both defy expected gender roles, speak their minds and challenge the traditional expectations for princesses and the princes they supposedly seek.
A former campaign aide to President Trump said he might defy the House Judiciary Committee, which has asked him for testimony.
And he made claims, such as a promise to restore jobs lost in coal mining, that essentially defy free-market forces.
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) signaled that the president was willing to defy Republican guidance and reach across the aisle on policy.
Such accolades are years away, and months of treacherous and intricate diplomacy looms if negotiators are to defy grim historical precedent.
The morning after the referendum, City Hall started using the hashtag #LondonIsOpen, a catchall slogan that seemed to defy the result.
Along with strong volunteer participation, Google has donated over $1.25 million to Defy, along with plenty of vital equipment like smartphones.
But Ben Conde specializes in a type of yo-yo with an unattached string, and does things that defy all logic.
Owl, which launched last month, has $18 million in funding from Defy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Sherpa Capital and others.
Key U.S. allies in Europe and Asia are likely to defy or, at most, pay lip service to Trump's sanctions threats.
It noted consumer spending remained relatively strong, while business investment remained relatively weak, a pattern that continues to defy easy explanation.
"Defy the culture of fear he has created, and go public with the concerns you readily express in private," he wrote.
The team appears willing, absent Mueller caving in on the limits of questioning, to defy a subpoena from the grand jury.
Whether China chooses to defy or comply with that pressure, though, could help to shape its place in the international community.
Democrats, however, expect that their request will be thwarted by Trump after his decision to direct McGahn to defy a subpoena.
Moreover, by pressuring Guatemala's government to once again defy a court order, Trump's threats are eroding Guatemala's hard-fought democratic gains.
To the contrary, Trump has exerted far less of a direct influence over his agency leaders, who often publicly defy him.
Clinton remains ahead of Mr. Trump in national polling, we've already seen the Republican nominee defy the odds — and pollsters' predictions.

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