backfire
Example Sentences
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The pressure is now on CEO Vinai Venkatesham - previously at Arsenal - sporting director Johan Lange, and the Lewis family, who are over-seeing affairs, as the gamble of Tudor's appointment continues to backfire.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Limiting APRs would backfire and curb credit lines and credit-card rewards for millions, people in the banking industry cautioned.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
This strategy "will backfire for specific audiences, particularly Westerners and others from democracies who are used to having freedom of expression," said Bohl.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
“Many presidents wouldn’t have that tone for personal moral reasons,” Rowland said, “but they also know that it can backfire when things don’t go well.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
“Er,” said Harry into the sudden silence; he had not expected his plan to backfire like this, “shall...shall we go up to the party, then?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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