backlash
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However, their report has also provoked a vicious backlash from equally esteemed scientists who label it as fundamentally flawed.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Ticket headaches have added to a controversial run-up to the Games for LA28, which also faced backlash after chairman Casey Wasserman was mentioned in the Epstein files released in February.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
When Secretary of War James Monroe proposed a system of national conscription during the War of 1812, the backlash was immediate and fierce.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
In response to the backlash, the company announced on X that it would host a governance vote to unlock the remaining tokens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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
Vocabulary lists containing backlash
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