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State officials appear to have balked at that plan, according to the emails.

In a wide-ranging interview with USA Today, Biden was adamant that he would have fared better than Vice President Kamala Harris but balked on whether he could have served for four more years.

Trapman-O’Brien balked, not wanting to create a horror-themed show, but then became intrigued by exploring the concept of making a deal with the devil.

The Republican hardliners balked and didn't extend or eliminate the debt ceiling and they ended up passing a watered-down version of the original deal with Democratic votes.

Just a few months after the release of his gripping, gothic feature film debut “The Witch” in 2016, director Robert Eggers balked at the immensity of his next opportunity: a remake of F.W.