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backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /


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A backlash is growing worldwide against their environmental impact, and there are also concerns over noise, pollution, their appearance and how many jobs the facilities actually create.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

A backlash is growing against continuation vehicles, which can benefit fund managers over their investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The post received a swift and sharp backlash.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The backlash against the bishops was furious enough that four of them have since either apologized or insisted that they weren’t endorsing anyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 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

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

Others, such as Boeing and the city of Seattle, have pushed ahead with mandatory back-to-office policies, but now face employee backlashes.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 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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