1. But in a referendum Sunday, voters defied every national poll and rejected the deal.

2. Many protesters openly defied the officers, while others took part in prayer circles and burned sage.

3. Borrowing costs also defied conventional wisdom the last time the Fed pulled back on stimulus.

4. Dozens of Saudi women, banned from driving a car, defied authorities and got behind the wheel.

5. He defied the US for decades, surviving many assassination plots.