backlash
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The episode highlights the lengths some consumers will go to check the homework of brands that position themselves as guardians of the human craft—and the backlash that can be drawn if they feel deceived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
There was an immediate backlash, with some suggesting Burnham was siding with the club.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Then they turn their eyes to how the stock market is responding to the election and A.I. data center backlash.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2026
"I thought we were moving in the right direction after MeToo, and there was just the backlash, and that set us back," he said, citing so-called "manosphere" influencers who oppose feminism.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 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
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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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