backing out
Example Sentences
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Am I a jerk for backing out now?
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Shares have since bounced back after the company announced in February it was backing out of the bidding war by not matching Paramount’s latest offer.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Two Harbors Investment TWO 0.71%increase; green up pointing triangle accepted an improved acquisition bid from CrossCountry Mortgage, backing out of its previous merger agreement with UWM Holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The jury instead found that certain of his public claims of problems in Twitter's user metrics, and that he was possibly backing out of the $44bn acquisition deal, were intentionally misleading.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
“Good day, ma’am,” I say, backing out of the front door ’fore she finds something else for me to do.
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
