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balky

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adj.uncooperative

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Car campers appreciate the tools to accomplish any camp chore under the sun, from trimming kindling to fixing a balky camp stove.

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Given this city’s oversupply of fountains and water features that are balky, underperforming or in total disrepair, building another one to frame a performance stage makes little sense.

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Take a closer look at the trackIf your door still feels balky, the track might be damaged.

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People across the country and throughout Maryland and Virginia have also struggled to secure vaccine appointments, due to a limited supply of shots and balky signup systems unable to handle demand.

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The first task was overhauling America’s balky election infrastructure–in the middle of a pandemic.

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Then suddenly around the corners of his under lip a little balky smile began to flicker.

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If the design of his craft was faulty and it proved “balky” when he attempted flight, he had only himself to blame.

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For nearly a score of years they pulled like a pair of balky horses--what time they were not doing the monkey and parrot act.

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A balky team or a break in the harness requires prompt relief or all will be lost.

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Horses balky and unused to work, had to unhitch one and returned with but little drill.

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