backfire
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This works in a stock’s favor if the share price is rising; it can also quickly backfire if the stock price begins to fall.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Yet the stunning recent drop in domestic supplies may soon backfire as the summer travel season approaches.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Once someone has formed an opinion, debunking their belief can backfire, driving them to commit even more strongly to their mistake.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Greek authorities have strongly opposed vaccination, arguing that the antibodies they create can backfire by giving false signals of infection.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
A jeep started up with a backfire directly outside and roared away.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing backfire
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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"Laws are not the only way to boost immunization”: an editorial from Nature
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Catching Fire
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