defiance

The administration’s refusal to pay, in continued defiance of Judge Ali’s orders, is what prompted Ali to issue his final order including a payment deadline.

This time, Zelensky pushed back, engaging in crosstalk with Trump and Vance that demonstrated a level of defiance to the president and his team.

Yet despite my defiance, I still hated my name.

Since Trump nominated him as FBI director, Patel has alternated between defiance and downplaying or denying his record, often claiming to have no knowledge of what Democrats were raising.

Whereas previous Scottish victories had been upsets built on defiance and prevailing in wars of attrition, on that day Townsend's side blew England away with a scintillating display of attacking rugby.