backlash
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Cromb has held community meetings with villagers as the incinerator proposal spurs a backlash.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
It’s more a matter of avoiding a potential social-media firestorm and other backlash for canceling a pile of tickets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The intrusion of e-bikes is sparking a fierce backlash from traditional trail users and forcing land managers into a confusing new debate over safety and fairness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
However, their report has also provoked a vicious backlash from equally esteemed scientists who label it as fundamentally flawed.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
She wouldn’t even acknowledge that although she’d started this crusade, I was the one receiving the backlash.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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