balk
Example Sentences
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Amazon.com CEO Andy Jassy’s annual shareholder letter made it clear that the company is fully committed to its artificial-intelligence initiatives, even as some investors balk at their steep cost.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 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
But still, many residents balk at the sight of their pavement space being taken away.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Media questions about the underlying values led investors to balk and forced Blue Owl to cancel the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 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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