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backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /


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Other risks apply to the whole AI supply chain: Data-center plans may be scaled back, AI uptake prove slower than hoped, or a political backlash may hinder expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Biogen faced backlash when it priced the drug at $56,000 a year.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

In Arcadia and other heavily Asian cities in the San Gabriel Valley, the charges have brought questions about what exactly China is doing, along with alarm about a potential backlash in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Prices for trains and buses to World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey have been cut following a backlash from fans.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The board would fear a backlash should it grant the same sum for a project “which an unsympathetic and inaccurate critic might describe as a single instrument for one man.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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