backlash

Example Sentences

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Following the backlash to the Haymarket Square bombing and a series of failed strikes, the Knights faded.

From The Wall Street Journal

Beale’s attempt to modernize Lloyd’s culture and technology provoked a “complete backlash right from the beginning,” including a stream of hostile emails and letters, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

In March, Hong Kong authorities began requiring that at least half of all new public-works contracts specify metal scaffolding, which generated a backlash from scaffolding unions and the construction industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

The backlash, though, often conflates flawed implementation with a flawed idea.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thompson, from Suffolk, said she and fellow competitors were "mentally drained" having "received backlash and insults" since the decision, which "needs to stop".

From BBC