balked
Example Sentences
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The claim addressed the rising concerns of business customers who have balked at the expense of running advanced AI systems.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
In La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, many balked at the idea that the eight men killed posed a threat to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
But even after the studio won a bidding war for the story, it balked at coughing up the money for a movie worthy of Madonna’s legacy.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
National governments with conflicting interests have balked at ceding control in critical fields that experts say most urgently need reshaping, including defense and foreign policy, financial supervision and labor laws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The feeling of resentment and the balked longing for some kind of fulfilment and exultation—in degrees more or less intense and in actions more or less conscious—stalk day by day through this land.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
