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will defy

  • future tense of defy.

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Perhaps stubborn Joshua will defy the best predictions of our scientists and survive long past this century.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 18, 2025

Or perhaps, industry leaders and policymakers will defy those bleak expectations.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2024

That does not mean that in the end they will defy their leadership.

From Reuters Apr. 20, 2023

Or — more likely — she will defy him and set up a sort of “shadow” life that he can’t surveil.

From Washington Post Sep. 12, 2021

Movement is slow to preserve energy, and it is a rare animal which can or will defy the sun for long.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck