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backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /


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National-security and cybersecurity officials, including National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, have pushed for some AI restrictions to address the technology’s potential harms, which have spurred growing backlash around the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The new Ferrari Luce, the brainchild of iPhone designer Sir Jony Ive, is unlike anything the Italian carmaker has ever created - so is the backlash it is facing.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

And opposition to massive complexes is growing, part of an overall backlash against AI in the U.S. and elsewhere.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

It’s part of a larger, ongoing backlash against the #MeToo movement.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

The backlash that really bothered Ellsberg came from his former co-workers.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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