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And it can backfire for those who get overwhelmed easily and don’t see a silver lining to having accumulated a lot of wealth.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026

It's nothing new - John Aldridge, Mexico legend Hugo Sanchez and Pele all used the stutter to gain an advantage - but it can backfire spectacularly if the goalkeeper doesn't commit to diving early.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Gauff drilled her footwork, working to optimize her explosive speed for a slippery surface where hard stops and aggressive sprinting can often backfire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

But without incentives for companies to voluntarily relocate, the massive investment could backfire, warned Kim Dae-jong, a professor of Business Administration at Sejong University.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Now the others began to act out, and the sense of justice and desire for equal rights that Mommy and my father had imparted to us began to backfire.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

The company has long relied on this high-yielding equity as its primary engine to bankroll Bitcoin acquisitions—a strategy that backfires when the shares lose ground.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

All of the above comes with a caveat: Unbridled choice often backfires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

"Discord could lose users if its implementation of age verification backfires, but it could equally attract more new users who will be drawn to its new standards for online safety by design," he said.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

Is there a chance this really backfires, then?

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

While groans, fiendish gurglings and backfires were emitting from the barn, the house itself would be organized confusion, as the family carried out its preparations in accordance with prearranged plans.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

But a police crackdown on crowds marching towards parliament on July 20 backfired, galvanising support for the movement and transforming anger over exam leaks into a broader expression of youth frustration.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

The chain has experienced other problems as well, including remodels that backfired, agitation among activist investors and same-store sales that have wobbled over Masino’s three-year tenure.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

According to these views, if the hacking incident was a publicity stunt then it appears as though it backfired.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Some might look at the Platner implosion and realize that treating each one of his bad decisions, harmful actions, and personal failures as an upside for his relatability backfired spectacularly.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026

A car from out of town backfired in the vicinity of the bank, and everybody on the sidewalk dropped down and grabbed gravel.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

But I also feel like there’s a huge risk of that backfiring.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Nestlé tweaked its portfolio, but investors say some acquisitions were a distraction, backfiring as the company expanded into non-core areas.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Mr. Trump is frustrated that his Administration’s criminal investigation into Mr. Powell over a cost overrun on a Fed building renovation is backfiring in a big way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

At around that time, those price increases started backfiring.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 25, 2025

“No, we got wind of a nasty backfiring jinx down in Elephant and Castle, but luckily the Magical Law Enforcement Squad had sorted it out by the time we got there...”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling