blanch
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“Reporter-source relationships can be tricky, of course, and many journalists would blanch to see their correspondence with sources made public,” she added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025
“We didn’t blanch at the cost to come to The Mather.”
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
This was solidified for me after crossing a threshold that some West Coast purists would blanch at breaching — going to a Rick Bayless restaurant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
Yet Seattleites have every reason to blanch at the price tag and wonder about the levy’s effectiveness.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
Kvothe did not blanch or back away when the man’s attention settled onto him.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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