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

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

That can backfire, though: After Tesla’s initial Cybercab event was light on details, the stock dropped about 9%.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 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

But there’s no way this could possibly backfire, right?

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

The warnings her gran always issued drummed through her: Whatever is conjured with an ill heart will backfire.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

"Discord could lose users if its implementation of age verification backfires, but it could equally attract more new users who will be drawn to its new standards for online safety by design," he said.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 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

This was usually a foolproof comeback, making up in scorn what it lacked in originality, but on this occasion it backfired.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

Nestlé tweaked its portfolio, but investors say some acquisitions were a distraction, backfiring as the company expanded into non-core areas.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Mr. Trump is frustrated that his Administration’s criminal investigation into Mr. Powell over a cost overrun on a Fed building renovation is backfiring in a big way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

Sullivan warned that changes to VA policy that take decision-making out of veterans’ control is a risk that could seriously backfiring.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

At around that time, those price increases started backfiring.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 25, 2025

The only problem being, of course, that whenever you ran an operation that was not aboveboard there was a certain risk of it backfiring into a worse situation than it had been before.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols