https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/wide_awake/15/
"The boy who balked, or, Bob Brisbane's big kick" by Frank Irving
By Frank Irving, Published on 07/27/06
https://loosecannon.substack.com/p/investor-balked-at-saving-catalina
Investor Balked at Saving Catalina, Company President Told Workers (Video)
Nine Unfinished Boats; President Goes to Tartan
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https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/balked
balked - Simple English Wiktionary
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https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/marissa-mayer-balked-at-hiring-gwyneth-paltrow-for-yahoo/241120
Marissa Mayer 'Balked' at Hiring Gwyneth Paltrow for Yahoo Food Because She Didn't Graduate From...
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