balk
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Still, some travelers hope that if enough consumers balk at paying add-on fees by opting for fewer extras or by forgoing air travel altogether, airlines may eventually walk those fees back — to some degree.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Dickens’s readers balk at his use of caricature and coincidence, but as Mr. Keefe shows, both are appropriate for a money-mad city full of affluence and anonymity, weird proximities and sudden death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Inflows to private funds could dry up in coming months as wealth managers balk at committing client cash to them, given negative headlines about private credit and the ability to buy similar cheaper public funds.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
But then came a balk that scored the winning run in El Camino Real’s 1-0 victory.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Horses and mules balk in their traces, sensing the panic and confused by the noise.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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