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backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /


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Nicolas Monroe, a Studio City resident trying Blank Street for the first time on Tuesday, said he’s seen the brand’s online backlash.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The backlash is a crisis for AI companies, which are facing bans or pauses on new projects in dozens of states and localities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The ban has faced a backlash from locals and an online petition has been launched to block the resolution.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Eatherly claimed to Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes on his podcast Get Off My Lawn that the road-rage incident created a backlash in the community that led to him being fired from his construction job.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

‘While deeply saddened by the tragedy in Littleton,” she wrote Tuesday, “I am appalled at the resulting backlash our students are forced to suffer.”

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Several celebrities or influencers who have ventured into the crypto market have faced similar backlashes.

From BBC Dec. 6, 2024

There have been counterforces and backlashes and overcorrections, and then forward motion again—usually when the public is convinced that a change is only fair.

From Slate Nov. 3, 2024

By starting the exercise while most students were away on winter break, university leaders minimized the raucous backlashes that have bedeviled previous attempts by campus officials to take control of the park.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 6, 2024

The backlashes repeat a long cycle in immigration policy, experts say.

From New York Times Jul. 11, 2023

Others, such as Boeing and the city of Seattle, have pushed ahead with mandatory back-to-office policies, but now face employee backlashes.

From Seattle Times Oct. 9, 2022




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