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in defiance of



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Idioms and Phrases

In spite of, with outright disregard for, as in They went on strike in defiance of union policy . This term was first recorded in 1750.
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If the White House can disregard such appropriations, in defiance of the Constitution giving Congress sole discretion over spending, then passing a CR with no limits imposed on Musk or his Department of Government Efficiency would in effect be providing the Trump administration a pot of money to spend as it pleases.

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The next weekend, more than 200 NFL players kneeled in defiance of Trump.

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Lee, George Pickett, and John Brown Gordon, that could be restored in defiance of Congress.

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In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Musk restarted production at the plant in defiance of a county-wide stay-at-home order, although the company eventually reached an agreement with Alameda County to resume operations.

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From the Scottish Marches to the heart of London, Christmas lovers closed their shops in defiance of Parliament and some that opened were attacked.

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