balk
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The lull comes amid already tepid U.S. auto sales as car buyers balk at high new-vehicle prices and seek relief from rising gas prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
As more families balk at costs, some schools are starting to make changes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
But the Dodgers stranded eight runners, going 0 for eight with men in scoring position through eight innings, avoiding their first shutout of the season at home on Adrian Morejon’s balk in the eighth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The Gen Zers in Betterment’s survey who are aggressive with their investing portfolios are adding sports betting to that list, which is what financial experts balk at.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
You must not balk, whatever is asked of you.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
What happens if your house is damaged in a storm and the insurance company balks, saying it’s flood damage rather than wind damage, for example?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Glushon balks at many of Raman’s positions, including her opposition to a law that allows the city to ban homeless people from the streets near schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
But, Bessent warned, if Beijing balks, the United States has "lots of levers" to retaliate.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
Yet Lilla balks at the implications of what is plainly there to see.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
His memory was a catalogue of vital notes on horses and men: hangs in the stretch, balks in close quarters, only hits right-handed.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Netflix has faced competition from YouTube and short-form video, and some analysts have wondered whether viewers have balked at price increases.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Past governments have looked at how to reform social care and balked at the potential costs.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Reid balked at the idea of licensing away the company’s core technology, Goldsmith said, so RevMed decided to acquire Warp Drive instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Where “Jurassic World” balked at doubling down on its single cruel sequence, “The End of Oak Street” has at least 10 stomach-dropping thrills.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
When we moved here after the fire, I noticed that some staffers balked when they first reached the bottom of the stairs.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
In Merced, town officials are balking at station proposals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Companies tried to pass along their own price increases to customers, but customers were balking.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Demand is strong and consumers aren’t balking at higher fares, plus it’s cutting capacity to mitigate the impact of higher fuel prices.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Customers were balking after a string of price increases.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
The company that had issued the bigger policy was balking at paying off.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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