balk
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A balk by Edgardo Henriquez followed by a wild pitch allowed Carroll to score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
If that happens it would once again restrict the flow of oil, given many Western shippers may balk at paying.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
When Hank answers the door in a ski mask, Aaron doesn’t balk.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Dickens’s readers balk at his use of caricature and coincidence, but as Mr. Keefe shows, both are appropriate for a money-mad city full of affluence and anonymity, weird proximities and sudden death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
I balk at the irony of the name.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Leon Capital Group’s founder talks about his investments in unglamorous businesses, career-defining bets during the financial crisis, and why he still sometimes balks at his dry-cleaning bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
But, Bessent warned, if Beijing balks, the United States has "lots of levers" to retaliate.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
Yet Lilla balks at the implications of what is plainly there to see.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
When Butters balks at the price, the store owner explains that the cost of tariffs is passed onto the customer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
Then—Trini balks and plunges away dragging the plow, bellowing.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
The U.S. and its regional allies have balked at Iranian control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But even after the studio won a bidding war for the story, it balked at coughing up the money for a movie worthy of Madonna’s legacy.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
As the two discussed Mexico’s probability of advancing in the knockout stages of World Cup, Hernández balked back with his now famous phrase: “Imaginémonos cosas chingonas!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Longer-term coverage beyond that point will depend upon whether Medicare persuades insurers to participate—a prospect these companies have already balked at once.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
About half of Kane’s crew balked at their inexperienced commander’s decision to stay another winter.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Companies tried to pass along their own price increases to customers, but customers were balking.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Demand is strong and consumers aren’t balking at higher fares, plus it’s cutting capacity to mitigate the impact of higher fuel prices.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Customers were balking after a string of price increases.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
The University of Michigan and other schools are balking, so the deal is on hold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
The company that had issued the bigger policy was balking at paying off.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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