backlash
Example Sentences
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Dylan Contreras, 21, was detained last May after attending an immigration hearing at a New York City court and then transferred to a detention facility in Pennsylvania, sparking a widespread backlash.
From Barron's
Some social-media posters claimed that AI has created a cheaper alternative to the popular computer system, prompting backlash from traders who have a sacred bond with the terminal.
In the end, Martin came out intact having defended the man who had helped restore Anglo-Irish relations, without triggering a backlash from his US host.
From BBC
“The stakes in both scenarios are life and death. The medical and scientific backlash against this hasn’t changed anything,” Hartert said in a statement to Salon.
From Salon
But after millions of documents were released, the agency faced bipartisan backlash, with lawmakers accusing it of failing to obscure some identifying information about survivors while protecting the identities of those who were not victims.
From BBC
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