backlash

Example Sentences

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But the backlash didn’t land the way some expected.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The agency, and subsequently Bondi, faced bipartisan backlash, with lawmakers accusing the justice department of failing to obscure some identifying information about survivors while protecting the identities of those who were not victims.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

But maybe the billionaires should consider the backlash building against the antitrust exemption they retain from another era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Wade, and the absolutely enormous antifeminist backlash within which we are all living.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

A backlash against blacks was clearly in force, but no consensus had yet been reached regarding what racial and social order would ultimately emerge from these turbulent times.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander