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backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /


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After the backlash, Spotify posted its content moderation rules and said it would add content advisory labels on COVID-related podcasts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Rebecca said the backlash had resulted in the account losing about 2,000 followers.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

But James Chin, a Malaysia expert at the University of Tasmania in Australia, said the nation was now dealing with popular backlash against "allowing too many Rohingya to come".

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

"I'm here because I believe in democracy. Because I'm scared," said Alice Carneiro, 25, an administrator in maritime shipping, crying as she expressed fears about a possible backlash against her wife, who is trans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The anti-Woodhull backlash also led to the formation of organizations dedicated to fighting female suffrage.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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

Some South Korean celebrities like singers Harisu and Ha:tfelt have been speaking out on touchy subjects such as the anti-discrimination law and feminism, despite backlashes.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2022

Change has been so big and breakneck since “The Boys in the Band” that you can hardly tell the backlashes from the front ones.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022




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