backlash
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After the backlash, Spotify posted its content moderation rules and said it would add content advisory labels on COVID-related podcasts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The traders were cast by prosecutors as a symbol of banker greed amid public backlash and anger during the 2008 financial crisis.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"I'm here because I believe in democracy. Because I'm scared," said Alice Carneiro, 25, an administrator in maritime shipping, crying as she expressed fears about a possible backlash against her wife, who is transgender.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The backlash from the math world coincided with a global reckoning about technology that Silicon Valley labs are racing to build.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
I do not want to be Maxine’s experiment, charity case, or rebellious backlash against her mother.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
Several celebrities or influencers who have ventured into the crypto market have faced similar backlashes.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
Oligarchs haven’t always been willing to be visible because in history, there have been backlashes against wealth and wealth-power.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 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
Some South Korean celebrities like singers Harisu and Ha:tfelt have been speaking out on touchy subjects such as the anti-discrimination law and feminism, despite backlashes.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
One way to think about those backlashes is as an emotional response to loss of status.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
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