backfire

Did Ferguson ever fear that throwing his young players in at the deep end could backfire?

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Ultimately, it will backfire on American consumers as it will disrupt the natural flow of oil and petroleum products.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

"It seems to me that this has the potential to backfire spectacularly," she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

During the first hour, pine grove owners urged fire commanders to light a backfire a few hundred yards from Le Porge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Now the others began to act out, and the sense of justice and desire for equal rights that Mommy and my father had imparted to us began to backfire.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

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

Officers potentially wasting thousands of hours in pursuit of car backfires and construction noise mislabeled as gunfire has not deterred the New York Police Department from continuing to use it.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026

Is there a chance this really backfires, then?

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

The car behind me at the drive-thru backfires, and I rush inside.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

Coach Sean McVay’s strategy of arriving the day before the game backfired and resulted in a dull performance by a team that features some of the biggest stars in the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The market’s quants, or process-driven traders and funds guided by algos, endured one of their worst days in recent memory on Wednesday when bets against certain stocks backfired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

Seemed like Dad’s plan to show up Eugene Hammond had backfired on us all.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Ed Negra, a retired homeowner in Hazle Township who is helping organize opposition to the data center, said the $10,000 offer might end up backfiring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

"These things are backfiring," he said, adding that "the regulatory environment is obviously not helping Europe or France."

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

But Frazer Rhodes, who worked in government across a decade to help build the technology and devise high thresholds for the alerts, feels a review is now necessary to avoid future ones backfiring.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

But in Brazil’s conservative heartland, that strategy is backfiring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

“I mean, because of what happened in the rebellion. With the jabberjays backfiring on the Capitol and all.”

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins