backfire

But there’s no way this could possibly backfire, right?

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

“Law enforcement has good intentions but they sometimes backfire with unintended consequences. Often, the more laws you create to prevent people from having a reptile, the more they want them. But sometimes prohibition does work.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Estate planning can backfire for those who get overwhelmed.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026

Caballero’s steadfast commitment to his unorthodox approach does occasionally backfire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

I realize this could all backfire terribly, but it feels like my only option.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

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

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

Nike’s previous leadership had leaned too heavily on popular lifestyle sneakers, such as Dunks, a strategy that backfired when those basketball silhouettes lost heat in favor of the running-shoe aesthetic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Some might look at the Platner implosion and realize that treating each one of his bad decisions, harmful actions, and personal failures as an upside for his relatability backfired spectacularly.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026

He made sure we were dressed up, though sometimes it backfired.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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

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

But in much of the region the transition is at risk of backfiring, adding to economic stagnation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

At around that time, those price increases started backfiring.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 25, 2025

“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