flak
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As the case dragged on and the flak kept coming, Police Scotland's then chief constable Sir Iain Livingstone said their "diligent, thorough and proportionate" criminal inquiry was looking at potential embezzlement.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Mr. Kennedy said at the hearing that FDA Commissioner Marty Makary “made the correct decision to not approve that drug” and was getting flak because “he’s trying to do change.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Microsoft is among the data-center developers catching flak for lofty capital expenditures in the face of the data-center buildout.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
His comments about the New York Fed researchers needing to be “disciplined,” meanwhile, drew flak from respected economists including Claudia Sahm.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
A large chunk of flak had ripped up from the floor through Aarfy’s colossal jumble of maps and had ripped out through the ceiling inches away from their heads.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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