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backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /


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While all his experiences up to 2016 were instructive, they couldn’t buffer the shock and disgust of the backlash to his protest.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026

Fifa's FFE plan proposed selling stakes in the World Cup and other competitions to private investors, sparking a major backlash.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“That’s why they got the backlash they deserve.”

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

The backlash has been swift, coming from all sides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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

There have been counterforces and backlashes and overcorrections, and then forward motion again—usually when the public is convinced that a change is only fair.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 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

Egyptian women have faced public backlashes as well.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022




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