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The hotel has balked at terms that other Las Vegas casinos consented to last year that gave workers a 32% raise over five years, said Bethany Khan, a spokesperson for the union.

Pasadena recently approved a contract with LA28, joining Inglewood, Long Beach and other neighboring cities where venues will be located, but Santa Monica City Council members have balked at hosting beach volleyball.

He brought up the vice president's visit to "The View," in which she balked at offering any differences between herself and Biden.

On a September visit to Indiana, she originally balked at an unworkable practice schedule her team was given before realizing she hadn’t converted the time.

The bid was vetoed by the previous Conservative government, who balked at the idea of a foreign state having majority ownership of politically influential UK newspapers and periodicals.