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But what once seemed like a safe way to flaunt AI’s capabilities started to backfire as Americans have become increasingly skeptical of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández wondered whether the Braves’ game plan might soon backfire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Did Ferguson ever fear that throwing his young players in at the deep end could backfire?

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

"It seems to me that this has the potential to backfire spectacularly," she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Thanks to her maddening pep, though, it may backfire.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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 programme describes it as a hero's plot for peace that backfires with drastic consequences.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

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

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

But history also provides examples of companies for whom courting less-creditworthy customers backfired spectacularly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

But a police crackdown on crowds marching towards parliament on July 20 backfired, galvanising support for the movement and transforming anger over exam leaks into a broader expression of youth frustration.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

The chain has experienced other problems as well, including remodels that backfired, agitation among activist investors and same-store sales that have wobbled over Masino’s three-year tenure.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 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

"These things are backfiring," he said, adding that "the regulatory environment is obviously not helping Europe or France."

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

But in Brazil’s conservative heartland, that strategy is backfiring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Sullivan warned that changes to VA policy that take decision-making out of veterans’ control is a risk that could seriously backfiring.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

“I mean, because of what happened in the rebellion. With the jabberjays backfiring on the Capitol and all.”

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins