backlash
Example Sentences
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A record of 20 were canceled in the first quarter of the year because of local backlash, figures from climate-media outlet and data provider Heatmap show.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Regular customers often paid for much of the cost of transmission lines that served data centers, adding to a backlash against the massive warehouses.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
In many communities, the result has been a vigorous and vocal backlash, including in California.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Schmidt is not alone in drawing backlash over the issue.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
‘While deeply saddened by the tragedy in Littleton,” she wrote Tuesday, “I am appalled at the resulting backlash our students are forced to suffer.”
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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