backing out
Example Sentences
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The jury instead found that certain of his public claims of problems in Twitter's user metrics, and that he was possibly backing out of the $44bn acquisition deal, were intentionally misleading.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
“These common contingencies — inspection, appraisal, financing, sale of the buyer’s current home, clear title, etc. — mean that backing out for those reasons is lawful and permitted under the contract.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
Details in official communications between Nigeria and the United States have at times differed, possibly due to Washington apparently backing out of issuing a joint statement with Abuja, according to Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
Buyers are backing out of deals based on issues that arise during inspections or other worries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
She walked to Celaena, and it was all the assassin could do to keep from backing out of the tomb and running away.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
