backfire
Example Sentences
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Missing a payment or carrying a balance can also mean racking up steep interest charges that backfire on attempts to game the system.
China's approach to urging people to have children also risks backfiring if people feel the government is being "too intrusive" about what is deeply personal choice, she said.
From BBC
If Bondi thought she could quiet the clamor for the Epstein files by releasing only a small percentage of heavily redacted documents, the move backfired.
From Salon
That stunt is also one of TV’s grandest examples of why such ploys can backfire.
From Salon
Instead he argues a "fine balance" is needed between raising awareness and "not falling into the trap of fear-messaging or being overly alarmist, which can backfire".
From BBC
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