flak
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Mr. Kennedy said at the hearing that FDA Commissioner Marty Makary “made the correct decision to not approve that drug” and was getting flak because “he’s trying to do change.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
"We need to stop having conversations and start doing something as parents get a lot of flak but everyone is trying their best."
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Treasuries have taken a lot of flak from Wall Street in recent years, because they stopped behaving like a safe haven.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
His comments about the New York Fed researchers needing to be “disciplined,” meanwhile, drew flak from respected economists including Claudia Sahm.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
He smiled at Yossarian wanly, looking frail and exceptionally young and bashful in the bulky dungeon of his earphones, hat, throat mike, flak suit and parachute.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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