balk
Example Sentences
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He knows people may balk at $16 bottles of pumpkin milk.
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
Iranian officials also balked at the initially agreed upon venue for the talks—in Turkey—and their format—a regional gathering to discuss nuclear issues but also missiles and militia support.
So far, they aren’t balking at the pricing changes, according to Anthony Chukumba, an equity research analyst at Loop Capital Markets.
Customers were balking after a string of price increases.
From BBC
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