pushback

One sign that men are no longer widely viewed as the default face of political power is that women are competing for that power in larger numbers, and with less pushback or even notice.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

And in Humboldt County, the goal of moving Centerville Road inland has long faced pushback from adjacent private landowners, who have refused to grant right-of-way access because they worried about trespassing, vandalism and safety issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

It triggered a strong pushback from the Palace.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“The board agreed, the slides went in and we immediately saw a surge of young families,” said Freund, noting that nontraditional facilities often face pushback before eventually winning over skeptics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

She listened to the war reports on Radio Biafra more carefully, as if there might be clues about Ugwu in the ebullient voice reporting the pushback of the vandals, the successes of gallant Biafran soldiers.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Rising electricity rates are generating pushbacks on data-center growth.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

Gascón’s data-driven pushbacks have done little to chip at public perceptions of crime run amok.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024

But in the face of similar accusations from human rights groups the government has denied pushbacks, saying any activities to prevent illegal entry into Turkey are carried out within the scope of border management.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2023

Greece has strenuously denied it engages in the practice known as pushbacks.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023

The pushbacks are encouraging criminal networks that ferry the migrants clandestinely, local migrant rights group Siena argued.

From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2023