backlash
Example Sentences
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The challenge for the government is delivering reforms bold enough to improve a system under enormous strain without alienating parents or leading to a backlash from its own MPs – all within constrained budgets.
From BBC
Today, Bad Bunny faces similar backlash for challenging societal norms — both are simply pushing boundaries.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2024, the firm faced a backlash after revealing it would no longer hire new staff on the real living wage, instead paying the lower legal minimum wage.
From BBC
Her decision to join Team China initially brought with it a considerable amount of backlash.
From BBC
The decision not to move forward came days after a Ring advertisement aired during the Super Bowl sparked widespread backlash for being "creepy".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.