backing out
Example Sentences
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Shares have since bounced back after the company announced in February it was backing out of the bidding war by not matching Paramount’s latest offer.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Two Harbors Investment TWO 0.71%increase; green up pointing triangle accepted an improved acquisition bid from CrossCountry Mortgage, backing out of its previous merger agreement with UWM Holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
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
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
