as in backs 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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Martinez was an eighth round pick by the D-backs out of Arizona State in 2025.—
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Martinez was an eighth-round pick by the D-backs out of Arizona State in 2025.—
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McCoy dunked hard at the rim off the dribble, from a lob and even got a couple put-backs off his own misses.—
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Heller recalls being phoned by Smith about three years ago to praise the novel and secure permission to adapt it.—
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The director, 40, recalls going to the Brontë Festival of Women’s Writing in West Yorkshire, England, in 2025 and feeling completely at home.—
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