backlash
Example Sentences
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Its conclusion sparked a backlash from other scientists.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The reaction speaks to growing backlash against AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Google Glass was launched in 2013 but pulled in 2015, just seven months after its UK release, after a backlash around price and privacy.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Speakers promoting AI are getting booed at universities, voters are rebelling against data centers, and even AI-friendly Trump administration officials are starting to retreat as an artificial intelligence backlash gathers pace across the United States.
From Barron's • May 19, 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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