backlash
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Expected to generate $3.7 billion, the proposal met with backlash from homeowners and the real-estate industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
However, some such efforts have been met with user backlash, or mockery, when these tools go awry.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Despite backlash over high prices and fees, LA28 says it sold more than 4 million tickets in its first ticket drop.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The possibility of a populist backlash is especially relevant currently, given that the share of national income going to labor is now at an all-time low.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
I do not want to be Maxine’s experiment, charity case, or rebellious backlash against her mother.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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