backlash

Example Sentences

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But so far there is little sign that Putin is worried about a backlash from elites or Russian society.

From The Wall Street Journal

The department has been using data to focus efforts on violent offenders, gun crimes and repeat offenders—attacking serious crime without inflaming backlash against police, O’Hara has said.

From The Wall Street Journal

They also prompted public backlash and complaints from terrified immigrant communities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Australian authorities have sparked a backlash by killing a group of dingoes linked to the death of a young Canadian woman on an island in the country's east.

From Barron's

It is her conduct while in that role, however, that has drawn some of the fiercest backlash.

From BBC