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backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /


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"This is a major backlash across the country - constituents are seeing the impacts of data centres and they do not like them."

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Imagine our surprise when our small local business was suddenly attacked by 8 million people who have never visited our store,” the business wrote on Instagram, describing the backlash as a “surreal experience.”

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Federal Trade Commission seems poised to join the backlash against personalized pricing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

There, rising expenses are squeezing voters while data centers spark backlash.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

She’d expected some backlash; it happened every time she shared her strength.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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

Facebook has similarly made platform changes that have irked developers and caused backlashes.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

Egyptian women have faced public backlashes as well.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022




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