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backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /


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It’s also creating a backlash in Hollywood over copyright issues.

From The Wall Street Journal

The backlash caused Ring to cancel a deal with tech surveillance company Flock Safety, which sells its tools to police and governments under the guise of stopping crime.

From Salon

No poet so famous for so long fails to inspire a backlash.

From The Wall Street Journal

The surprise success goes immediately to Toño’s head, and Vargas Llosa is very funny about the backlash that ensues when a fringe scholar is nudged into the mainstream.

From The Wall Street Journal

The proposals could face a backlash from campaign groups who fear they could water down the legal rights of children.

From BBC