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defiesnoun
Plural form of defy.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of defies in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of defies in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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It's funny, to me, the way people refer to childbirth as a miraculous event. A miracle is something that defies nature. Only, childbirth has got to be the most natural thing in the world. Top three anyway. But, on the other hand, when you think about it, there's really no other word that fits. Sperm. Egg. A coincidental meshing of genetic information that will grow something that could write an opera or cook up some Napalm. It blows my mind.
These comments are disgusting and have no place in the Republican Party or in public discourse, spreading conspiracy theories that the murder was staged simply defies reality ; it is irresponsible, and unbecoming of anyone who holds a position in the Texas GOP.
Acting ICE Director Tom Homan:
We are told on one hand to focus efforts on criminals but those same folks who want to focus on criminals don’t let us into the county jails, it just defies logic.
Reports that COVID-19 has spread to Iranian prisons are deeply troubling and demand nothing less than the full and immediate release of all American citizens, their detention amid increasingly deteriorating conditions defies basic human decency.
The branches' activities did not involve creating, developing or managing those rights. Based on the facts of this case, the primary line defies reality and common sense, the activities of these two branches in Ireland simply could not be responsible for generating almost all of Apple's profits outside the Americas.
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