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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
Examples of defies in a Sentence
One of the main ways that inauthentic behavior is used in the political environment is to make someone look more popular than they are by generating a bunch of random accounts and following them... by getting access to the firehose, it doesn't even give you an accurate picture of inauthentic behavior that could be problematic, i think it defies imagination that Elon Musk and Elon Musk collaborators would be in a better position to give a good faith estimate of what the automated activity is.
No one thinks that people should go into a nightclub drinking and carrying firearms. That defies commonsense. It also defies the law.
I was horrified by what I saw, i'm going to let the investigation run its course. But the pictures that I observed troubled me profoundly. That defies all of the values that we seek to instill in our people.
The idea that a proxy struggle between the Gulf Arabs and the Iranians can be effectively managed by the United States defies both logic and history.
Wow. You know, we're going to have a president who defies the Supreme Court because they don't agree.
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