backlash
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But the proposals have triggered a backlash: thousands of people have signed a petition urging the council to rethink.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Cromb has held community meetings with villagers as the incinerator proposal spurs a backlash.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, a conflict-resolution organization, said the backlash also reflected Trump’s declaration that the American blockade would continue despite Iran’s opening.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
It was a backlash against millionaires who were profiting off the backs of ordinary people.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
A backlash against blacks was clearly in force, but no consensus had yet been reached regarding what racial and social order would ultimately emerge from these turbulent times.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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