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backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /


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Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, a conflict-resolution organization, said the backlash also reflected Trump’s declaration that the American blockade would continue despite Iran’s opening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The intrusion of e-bikes is sparking a fierce backlash from traditional trail users and forcing land managers into a confusing new debate over safety and fairness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

"It would be 100% be controversial - there would be a backlash", Worrall says.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

When Secretary of War James Monroe proposed a system of national conscription during the War of 1812, the backlash was immediate and fierce.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

But what had prompted this new wave was far more extraordinary than a straightforward backlash to what had gone before.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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