buck the trend

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buck the trend

to be noticeably different from the way that a situation is developing generally, especially in connection with financial matters Spending is down this season, but the tourist industry is managing to buck the trend, with thousands more holidays sold.

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Being able to attract new members in the current economic climate is very encouraging and by maintaining our high standards and exceptional standards of play, we can continue to buck the trend on a national level. Club is in full swing by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) With many festivals facing financial problems and uncertain futures, the rockers from Bethesda are attempting to buck the trend. Music fans rekindle festival spirit by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Huddersfield was one of only a handful of towns and cities in Yorkshire to buck the trend by reporting a fall in the number of people opting for bankruptcy. Bankrupt numbers dropping by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)			browse among browse on browse over bruit about brunt brush brush against brush aside brush away brush by brush down brush off brush over brush up brush with death brush-off bubble bubble over bubble up buck buck for buck naked buck off buck stops here buck the system buck the trend buck up bucket buckle buckle down buckle in buckle under buckle up bud bud out budding genius buddy buddy up budge an inch budget for buff buff down buff up buffet bug bug off bug out buggy build build a better mousetrap build a case			Buck Island (United States Virgin Islands) Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge Buck Island Reef Buck Island Reef National Monument Buck Island Reef National Monument Buck Island, U.S. Virgin Islands Buck Island, United States Virgin Islands buck knees Buck knife Buck knife Buck knife Buck knife Buck Leonard Buck mast Buck Mountain Rifle Works, LLC Buck naked buck off buck off buck opening buck party buck private buck rabbit Buck saw Buck saw buck scraper Buck sergeant Buck sergeant buck stops here buck teeth buck the system buck the trend buck tooth Buck Tooth Grin buck up buck up buck up buck up buck up buck up buck up ideas buck up ideas buck up ideas buck up ideas buck up ideas Buck v Bell Buck v. Bell Buck vs. Bell Buck wheat Buck wheat Buck's extension Buck's extension Buck's extension Buck's extension Buck's extension Buck's fascia Buck's Fizz Buck's Fizzes Buck's night buck's party Buck's Pocket State Park Buck's skin traction

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