balk
Example Sentences
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A $500 million government bailout falters as the discount carrier runs low on cash and bondholders balk.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
But then came a balk that scored the winning run in El Camino Real’s 1-0 victory.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Megacap tech stocks are struggling as investors balk at the massive spending on AI infrastructure, seemingly worried about the possibility that the return on investment might be too weak to justify the tremendous cost.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
But still, many residents balk at the sight of their pavement space being taken away.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
He’d need a very specialized team, a desperate team that wouldn’t balk at the real possibility that they’d never come back from this job.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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