backlash
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That’s why the backlash escalated so quickly from disagreement into accusations of betrayal.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
However, some such efforts have been met with user backlash, or mockery, when these tools go awry.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The beta mom backlash is a response to several converging realities: A blunter cultural dialogue around maternal mental health that has stripped the glamour from “having it all,” and a shifting economic landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Yaroslavsky, who generated huge backlash from Black and Latino politicians in the Eastside and Mid-City, said he figured Congress would eventually repeal the Waxman amendment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
She’d expected some backlash; it happened every time she shared her strength.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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