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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Friends and family fully lean into it — sending Holly into the stall when things aren’t looking good, only calling her back out for the action once the team starts turning things around.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025 -
Such was not the case in 2021, when UCLA backed out five hours before kickoff against North Carolina State.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is not backing down in its fight against National Public Radio.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Examples include huge catching nets, or docking with stray objects to force them back down into Earth's atmosphere.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Benioff clarified his National Guard comments in subsequent days leading up to Dreamforce, without backing off his long-running concerns over public safety.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The latter was looking to win a throw off the former with his clearance, but Aaronson managed to divert it back off the defender for a Leeds ball.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Olympia Tools International has recalled approximately 530 Pack-N-Stroll Premium Folding Utility Wagons, said the CSPC.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Hormel Foods recalled over 4 million pounds of frozen chicken due to metal contamination from a conveyor belt.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Fink out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fink%20out. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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