backlash

In fact, Hall added, when mobile phones first became more widespread, there was a backlash against taking private calls in public.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 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

“Nobody was brave enough to go with Uber stickers because of the backlash from tour guides,” said Migoya, who has worked as a guide for nearly a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Constitutional amendments guaranteeing African Americans “equal protection of the laws” and the right to vote proved as impotent as the Emancipation Proclamation once a white backlash against Reconstruction gained steam.

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

Some South Korean celebrities like singers Harisu and Ha:tfelt have been speaking out on touchy subjects such as the anti-discrimination law and feminism, despite backlashes.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2022

I’ve been thinking about that a lot this week as I’ve been reporting on anti-feminist backlashes.

From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2022