balked
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The daughter of a Mexican immigrant said her husband proposed moving to Idaho because of the cost of living in California, but she balked because their families live here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
Modern monarchs have to various degrees expressed remorse for Britain's central role in chattel slavery, but none has yet formally apologised, and debt-laden London has balked at the idea of financial compensation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
And some Claude users balked at guardrails Anthropic put on its powerful Fable 5 model when it was released in early June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Past governments have looked at how to reform social care and balked at the potential costs.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Vannevar Bush balked at the sum, complaining that it was too much for the government to spend on equipment that would remain the property of the University of California.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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