backlash
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“But what we hear from companies is that, though there was backlash on social media, people aren’t giving backlash with their wallets.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It was a backlash against millionaires who were profiting off the backs of ordinary people.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
"It would be 100% be controversial - there would be a backlash", Worrall says.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Ye, the controversial rapper formerly known as Kanye West, faces more legal backlash amid his latest efforts to mount a comeback.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The backlash that really bothered Ellsberg came from his former co-workers.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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