backlash
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The plan has drawn backlash from critics, who raised concerns about conflicts of interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Plus, Flock moves to calm a backlash over its license-plate scanners and Instagram gets a new wordmark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The announcement on Wednesday confirmed that the technology giant, which took over Twitch in 2014, was using the platform's content for AI training, prompting widespread backlash from users.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Lineage has since filed for a permit to rebuild the Boyle Heights warehouse, which was met with fierce backlash from the community and city officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The board would fear a backlash should it grant the same sum for a project “which an unsympathetic and inaccurate critic might describe as a single instrument for one man.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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
Facebook has similarly made platform changes that have irked developers and caused backlashes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Egyptian women have faced public backlashes as well.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
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