backlash
Example Sentences
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Jeon said those involved "denied any intentional wrongdoing, saying they only realised the campaign could be problematic after the issue drew public backlash".
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Leo is adding his moral suasion to a growing backlash against the impact of AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
But following a backlash from Kenyans worried that this would lead to price rises, the proposal was swiftly dropped from the Finance Bill.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
But the backlash was about more than one fund.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The backlash against the gains of African Americans in the Reconstruction Era was swift and severe.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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