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backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /


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The upbeat results come after the restaurant chain struggled with customer complaints and backlash from its short-lived logo change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

There are some signs that the World Cup pricing model is facing a backlash.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The D.A.’s request Wednesday for another six-month delay unleashed an immediate backlash among victims, who had expected to receive their payments earlier this year and have grown weary of repeated delays.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The Coupang fine will "again draw backlash from the US" for its size, said Kim Dae-jong, professor of business at Sejong University in Seoul.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

As for you, she’d say to me, you’re just a backlash.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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