backlash
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The backlash has included many other athletes from a range of sports posting videos of themselves competing or training, and describing the frustrations and struggles they have faced throughout their careers.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Local politicians are scrambling to calm the backlash from residents—without jeopardizing the revenue that is the lifeblood of the economy.
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
The hat-topped cars are now a fixture in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and even sparked a beeping backlash in Santa Monica.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
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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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