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That could backfire: a wonky provision in labor law could give the owners the option to adopt a salary cap no matter what the players want.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

But Goldberg suggests his efforts in Washington started to backfire.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Still, this week’s results suggest that those heavy-handed tactics can eventually backfire.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

Formula 1 is an expensive pursuit and far wealthier nations have already seen their ambitions backfire.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

And anyhow, I thought, tattling to his mom would probably backfire.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

His determination may be admirable, but the sheer, futile arrogance of such a display backfires in equally spectacular fashion.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

The company has long relied on this high-yielding equity as its primary engine to bankroll Bitcoin acquisitions—a strategy that backfires when the shares lose ground.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

All of the above comes with a caveat: Unbridled choice often backfires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Is there a chance this really backfires, then?

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

The car behind me at the drive-thru backfires, and I rush inside.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

The plan then backfired in embarrassing fashion when the judge determined that the evidence the government mustered was insufficient to establish probable cause to support the charges.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

Maresca shook up his starting line-up by making nine changes to the side that were beaten at Aston Villa on Saturday and it almost backfired.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

It was a gamble that backfired and, after two bruising defeats, he may benefit from some time away.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

They gave him just a few days off, and that backfired.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Seemed like Dad’s plan to show up Eugene Hammond had backfired on us all.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

"The policy risks backfiring because it would result in stockpiling of diesel, and as that storage runs out, refineries would need to cut back on production," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Still, some think that it could be backfiring by raising expectations that can’t be met.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

But Frazer Rhodes, who worked in government across a decade to help build the technology and devise high thresholds for the alerts, feels a review is now necessary to avoid future ones backfiring.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Nestlé tweaked its portfolio, but investors say some acquisitions were a distraction, backfiring as the company expanded into non-core areas.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

“No, we got wind of a nasty backfiring jinx down in Elephant and Castle, but luckily the Magical Law Enforcement Squad had sorted it out by the time we got there...”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling