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backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /


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Appeared in the May 30, 2026, print edition as 'Robotaxis Have Arrived, Along With the Backlash'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Backlash came swiftly, as social media users demanded that Cho Sae-ho be removed from the popular variety shows he hosted, You Quiz on the Block and Two Days and One Night.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Backlash would hit the show later, but when it was fresh, that gold and blue reminder to “Believe” was the medicine we needed.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

Revenue from WWE’s Live Events segment jumped 51%, thanks to strong demand for its domestic and international events such as WrestleMania, Backlash and Night of Champions.

From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2023

The Backlash These new communities are perhaps why the effects of the remote, joystick and mouse represented such a tremendous threat to business as usual.

From Open Source Democracy by Rushkoff, Douglas




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