backlash
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A global backlash against social media has piled pressure on policymakers, with a rising body of evidence showing negative impacts on children's physical and mental health.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
She, too, received massive backlash for her stance, with critics taking aim at everything from her parenting style to past comments about women like Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
It is a tipping point in a backlash that has been building for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
As backlash swells against artificial-intelligence companies, the CEO of OpenAI says he won’t be testing the public markets this year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 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
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
This dovetails with my interest in the ways that status and hierarchies limit political change and fuel backlashes.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2023
Egyptian women have faced public backlashes as well.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
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