backlash

Example Sentences

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In 2022, another group of Australians, consisting of four women and 13 children, were released from the Roj detention camp and brought back to Sydney, prompting a backlash from some in Australia.

From BBC

And the established discourse cycle does mean that any backlash to a bad song is going to be met with a backlash to the backlash.

From Salon

In Eugene, Ore., backlash from residents made NW Natural cancel its hydrogen blending pilot.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite everything, from the years of backlash to the personal confrontations she’s had with former contestants, Banks in the documentary still had her mind on rebooting “ANTM.”

From Los Angeles Times

The challenge for the government is delivering reforms bold enough to improve a system under enormous strain without alienating parents or leading to a backlash from its own MPs – all within constrained budgets.

From BBC