flack
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“When he brought Jalen Brunson here, there was a lot of flack saying that he’s not a 1-A,” Knicks legend Patrick Ewing said as the championship celebration ran late into Saturday night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
In the run-up to voting day, Bobi Wine has been campaigning across the country, often wearing a protective flack jacket and helmet.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
“If we’re too different, we’re gonna get flack for it. If we make ‘Doolittle’ part two, we’re gonna get flack for it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
Post-”Succession” Jeremy Strong might get a lot of flack for his method approach to roles, but his brand of severity works perfectly for the sickening depiction of Roy Cohn in “The Apprentice.”
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025
Dale replied he’d had just about enough of setting by the shipping lane in soup fog for a dozen silvers, a few dogfish, a couple of hake, and what’s more taking flack off his radio.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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