backlash
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Nicolas Monroe, a Studio City resident trying Blank Street for the first time on Tuesday, said he’s seen the brand’s online backlash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Our reporters look at how the backlash is reshaping campaigns—and creating a new crisis for the companies racing to build the infrastructure behind AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
His pledge to increase taxes has sparked backlash from some of the city's wealthiest residents who claim it will discourage people from buying homes and investing in the US's largest city.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Eatherly claimed to Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes on his podcast Get Off My Lawn that the road-rage incident created a backlash in the community that led to him being fired from his construction job.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
‘While deeply saddened by the tragedy in Littleton,” she wrote Tuesday, “I am appalled at the resulting backlash our students are forced to suffer.”
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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
The backlashes repeat a long cycle in immigration policy, experts say.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
Egyptian women have faced public backlashes as well.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
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