as in to back out
to break a promise or agreement
I can't believe you'd fink out on me and leave me to go to the party alone!
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Italy is underwhelmed at the prospect of being named to the World Cup if Iran backs out.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026 -
The energy put into a quantum system by measurement could be instantly pulled back out by the Hamiltonian and stored in a battery to power other processes, García-Pintos says.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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The recent decline comes as ceasefire talks in the Iran war have calmed the bond market and pulled the 10-year Treasury yield, the main driver of mortgage rates, back down.—
Tim Maxwell,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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One of them, a disturbed Army veteran carrying a knife, jumped the fence in 2014 and raced into the White House, making his way into the East Room before heading back down a hallway on the State Floor deep within the mansion.—
Meg Kinnard,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Some of their goals from throw-ins, with oppositions backing off in anticipation and possibly fear of one of Pinnock’s long throws, have also come from quick restarts and delivering quality crosses into the box.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Instead of backing off of their support for the proposal, its Republican supporters are digging in — a sign of how intractable the fight over immigration policy is, even among Trump-supporting Republicans.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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In the story, when the news of the bombing breaks, all the staff recall their memories of visiting Boston.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Bode recalled in a video shared on TikTok.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Fink out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fink%20out. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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