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But the Dodgers stranded eight runners, going 0 for eight with men in scoring position through eight innings, avoiding their first shutout of the season at home on Adrian Morejon’s balk in the eighth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

For the infuriated viewers who balk at the higher fee, the episodes eventually trickle in, but later than expected or even promised.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Airlines are starting to balk at the growing risk of a disastrous accident in Russian airspace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

And when they balk, it simply doesn’t get done.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

If you balk or get suspicious, the slippery-tongued stranger cleverly responds: Fine, but I have fed you for the past few days, and you must pay me back.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

What happens if your house is damaged in a storm and the insurance company balks, saying it’s flood damage rather than wind damage, for example?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Though Jack is ultimately convinced, he balks at first.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

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

His memory was a catalogue of vital notes on horses and men: hangs in the stretch, balks in close quarters, only hits right-handed.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Past governments have looked at how to reform social care and balked at the potential costs.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

But not long after, its Hero4 Session camera flopped, as shoppers balked at the price.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

But she wanted more focus on accountability for utilities that spark the infernos, such as bans on stock buybacks, and balked at limiting damages for survivors without more public debate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Where “Jurassic World” balked at doubling down on its single cruel sequence, “The End of Oak Street” has at least 10 stomach-dropping thrills.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

I tried to think of whom among the district committee I might call for information concerning Clifton, but here again I was balked.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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

So far, they aren’t balking at the pricing changes, according to Anthony Chukumba, an equity research analyst at Loop Capital Markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

Customers were balking after a string of price increases.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

“Anna May does have a ticket for Papa, but he’s balking about going.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu