flack
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The draft arrived with a different byline and an explanation from the flack that “we actually found an even more enthusiastic author,” the leader of a conservative advocacy organization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
One supporter said "we might have opened up for some flack with the roundabout link", while others commented on the continued use of "Dons" in the design.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
When Geiger caught flack for prescribing food instead of drugs, he replied, “The last time I looked at my textbooks, the most specific therapy for malnutrition was food.”
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025
Before they could speak more than a few words, a flack following the senator handed them business cards and told them to reach out to the office with any questions.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2024
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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