backlash
Example Sentences
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The move brought a backlash from European leaders defending the work of organisations monitoring online content.
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Little if anything new was in the binders, which caused a backlash.
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He did not flinch at the backlash when he fought a near-pension age Mike Tyson, and he does not appear to care now.
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A video of the incident, which took place in a village in the country's north, triggered fierce backlash as it circulated on social media this week.
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For investors like Fugmann, the policy backlash could have been worse, and key uncertainties are now resolved.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.