balk

Example Sentences

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Megacap tech stocks are struggling as investors balk at the massive spending on AI infrastructure, seemingly worried about the possibility that the return on investment might be too weak to justify the tremendous cost.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

But still, many residents balk at the sight of their pavement space being taken away.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

He knows people may balk at $16 bottles of pumpkin milk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Boston Dynamics will also lease the robots, hoping to bring in customers who might balk at an upfront capital outlay.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

And when we reach a dense forest of trees, so tall they seem to reach the sky, a few of our fellow travelers balk.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar