boomerang

Example Sentences

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But higher interest rates could cause problems elsewhere in the financial system that boomerang on the banks.

From Washington Post

Not only has Russia withstood the economic assault, but the sanctions have boomeranged — hitting the very countries that imposed them.

From Salon

European complaints about the chaotic withdrawal are serious but could boomerang, warned Kori Schake, director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Biden says the donations will help people at home, thwarting potentially dangerous variants from abroad that could boomerang back on the U.S.

From Washington Times

Seoul is just one scene in a pandemic boomerang playing out around the world as the delta variant causes officials to renew emergency measures and appeals from Bangkok to Rome to Los Angeles.

From Washington Post