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    defiant

    US /dɪˈfaɪənt/

    ・

    UK /dɪˈfaɪənt/

    B1
    adj.AdjectiveRefusing to obey (rules, parent); resistant
    My sister is quite a defiant person - she is always disobeying our parents

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    Van Gogh As a Guide to Confidence

    02:33Van Gogh As a Guide to Confidence
    • defiant man-made lamps with the ultimate  mysteries and sublimity of the cosmos.

      defiant man-made lamps with the ultimate  mysteries and sublimity of the cosmos.

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    US pauses military aid to Ukraine as EU chief says Europe is 'ready to step up' | BBC News

    17:41US pauses military aid to Ukraine as EU chief says Europe is 'ready to step up' | BBC News
    • I mean, they're quite defiant They said what they're gonna fight on that drones are now Such a big part of the battlefield and they are that they can get by they don't necessarily What the Americans have got though they do accept the losing US intelligence losing air defenses Losing the ammo for these very sophisticated weapons.

      I mean, they're quite defiant They said what they're gonna fight on that drones are now Such a big part of the battlefield and they are that they can get by they don't necessarily What the Americans have got though they do accept the losing US intelligence losing air defenses Losing the ammo for these very sophisticated weapons.

    • And also, I have to say, from certainly soldiers I spoke to in areas near the Russian border who had been fighting, for example, in Kursk, which is the area that the Ukrainians took from Russia back in last August, I mean, they're quite defiant.

      And also, I have to say, from certainly soldiers I spoke to in areas near the Russian border who had been fighting, for example, in Kursk, which is the area that the Ukrainians took from Russia back in last August, I mean, they're quite defiant.

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    Video captures shooting at Trump rally

    08:08Video captures shooting at Trump rally
    • I was told that as he was taken down into the motorcade before he was taken to the hospital there in Butler, Pennsylvania, he kind of pumped his fist again and had this defiant kind of stance, you know, reacting in the moment to what happened.

      I was told that as he was taken down into the motorcade before he was taken to the hospital there in Butler, Pennsylvania, he kind of pumped his fist again and had this defiant kind of stance, you know, reacting in the moment to what happened.

    • I was told that as he was taken down into the motorcade before he was taken to the hospital there in Butler, Pennsylvania, he kind of pumped his fist again and had this defiant kind of stance, reacting in the moment to what happened.

      I was told that as he was taken down into the motorcade before he was taken to the hospital there in Butler, Pennsylvania, he kind of pumped his fist again and had this defiant kind of stance, reacting in the moment to what happened.

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    Top 10 Most Air Guitar Rock Songs Of All Time

    12:12Top 10 Most Air Guitar Rock Songs Of All Time
    • Smells Like Teen Spirit never lets up for a second, consisting of five straight minutes of defiant, wall-to-wall moshing, despite its now-iconic status.

      Smells Like Teen Spirit never lets up for a second, consisting of five straight minutes of defiant, wall-to-wall moshing, despite its now-iconic status.

    • Featuring perhaps the most instantly recognizable guitar riff of all time, Kurt Cobain's "Magnum Opus" is commonly regarded as one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded, although you'd be forgiven for hearing the resemblance to Boston's "More Than a Feeling." Smells Like Teen Spirit never lets up for a second, consisting of five straight minutes of defiant wall-to-wall moshing.

      Featuring perhaps the most instantly recognizable guitar riff of all time, Kurt Cobain's "Magnum Opus" is commonly regarded as one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded, although you'd be forgiven for hearing the resemblance to Boston's "More Than a Feeling." Smells Like Teen Spirit never lets up for a second, consisting of five straight minutes of defiant wall-to-wall moshing.

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    How Matisse Revolutionized Color In Art

    07:58How Matisse Revolutionized Color In Art
    • Even now, more than a century later, these paintings still retain their defiant power.

      Even now, more than a century later, these paintings still retain their defiant power.

    • Even now, more than a century later, these paintings still retain their defiant power.

      Even now, more than a century later, these paintings still retain their defiant power.

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    Donald Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook | BBC News

    02:12Donald Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook | BBC News
    • In a defiant reply, Lisa Cook hit back saying President Trump purported to fire me for cause when no cause exists under the law.

      In a defiant reply, Lisa Cook hit back saying President Trump purported to fire me for cause when no cause exists under the law.

    • In a defiant reply, Lisa Cook hit back saying, "President Trump purported to fire me for cause when no cause exists under the law.

      In a defiant reply, Lisa Cook hit back saying, "President Trump purported to fire me for cause when no cause exists under the law.

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    U.S. vs China - What The World Thinks

    05:23U.S. vs China - What The World Thinks
    • More data reveals that the Malaysians would much rather give in to China's territorial bullying in the South China Sea than stand up to them, the most defiant country is Vietnam, who staunchly favors being tough on China.

      More data reveals that the Malaysians would much rather give in to China's territorial bullying in the South China Sea than stand up to them, the most defiant country is Vietnam, who staunchly favors being tough on China.

    • bullying in the South China sea than stand up to them. The most defiant country is Vietnam,

      bullying in the South China sea than stand up to them. The most defiant country is Vietnam,

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    Iran's Supreme Leader says he will never compromise with Israel | BBC News

    06:54Iran's Supreme Leader says he will never compromise with Israel | BBC News
    • But we don't want missiles shot at civilians or American soldiers." Next one simply says, "Unconditional surrender." Iran's Supreme Leader remained defiant.

      But we don't want missiles shot at civilians or American soldiers." Next one simply says, "Unconditional surrender." Iran's Supreme Leader remained defiant.

    • Iran's Supreme Leader remained defiant.

      Iran's Supreme Leader remained defiant.

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    Barcelona Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

    12:44Barcelona Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
    • For many in Barcelona, however, this is a place of sorrow, for it was against these walls that prisoners cried their final defiant words before Franco's firing squads.

      For many in Barcelona, however, this is a place of sorrow, for it was against these walls that prisoners cried their final defiant words before Franco's firing squads.

    • that prisoners cried their final defiant words before Franco’s firing squads.

      that prisoners cried their final defiant words before Franco’s firing squads.

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    Top 10 Guitar Solos

    09:58Top 10 Guitar Solos
    • With their remarkable solos and defiant rock 'n' roll swagger, Lynyrd Skynyrd became fixtures of the Southern rock scene.

      With their remarkable solos and defiant rock 'n' roll swagger, Lynyrd Skynyrd became fixtures of the Southern rock scene.

    • With their remarkable solos and defiant Rock N' Roll swagger,

      With their remarkable solos and defiant Rock N' Roll swagger,

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