backlash

Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, he drew backlash for comments in which he called the hijackers “not cowardly.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

The backlash against the bishops was furious enough that four of them have since either apologized or insisted that they weren’t endorsing anyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The revival of interest feels to her like a backlash against overproduction in the fashion industry and the damage it causes: the pollution, carbon emissions, water use, and poor labour conditions.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

It should be no surprise that there has been intense backlash to that ad.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

The backlash against the gains of African Americans in the Reconstruction Era was swift and severe.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Several celebrities or influencers who have ventured into the crypto market have faced similar backlashes.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024

Oligarchs haven’t always been willing to be visible because in history, there have been backlashes against wealth and wealth-power.

From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2024

By starting the exercise while most students were away on winter break, university leaders minimized the raucous backlashes that have bedeviled previous attempts by campus officials to take control of the park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2024

This dovetails with my interest in the ways that status and hierarchies limit political change and fuel backlashes.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2023

Others, such as Boeing and the city of Seattle, have pushed ahead with mandatory back-to-office policies, but now face employee backlashes.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022