Women balk, thrusting their children behind them; some try again to escape.
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Biden wanted to make sure the most visible general would not balk.
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Would he really balk at using the protomolecule to further his agenda?
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Or perhaps forever, if he didn't balk at mass executions and torture.
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If asked the courses, I balk after the recital of the soup.
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Many politicians may baulk when they see what the plans actually cost.
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Mountain bikers power along ledges that a mountain goat might baulk at.
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A mountainous and distasteful task, yet she did not baulk at it.
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And many Asian clients baulk at paying much, if anything, for advice.
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Oh, James was too much of a gentleman to baulk and run.
One of several parallel sloping beams that extend from the ridge to the wall-plate, to support the roof and its associated loads; the sloping top member of a roof truss, which carries the purlins.