brickbats
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Among the brickbats was carmakers’ dropping of Apple CarPlay, in favor of their own operating systems and connected services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
This was show of character demanded by outside observers, yet more brickbats came their way for scoring both goals from corners.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
And two brickbats were awarded to carmaker BMW, one of those involving a partnership with Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Musk’s approach earned brickbats from people who think seriously, not whimsically, about the social and economic implications of concentrated wealth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
Eisenhower offered to reappoint him for a new term, but Strauss had grown weary of dodging brickbats in Washington.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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