outcry
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The company pulled its plans in late March following public outcry and a March 4 city council vote to extend a temporary data center moratorium and place a ban on Tuesday’s ballot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Full-price bus tickets from Grand Central Terminal or the Port Authority bus terminal in New York to MetLife Stadium were recently reduced to $20 from $80 after fan outcry over the inflated prices.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
The reversal comes after an outcry by parents who warned that it would disrupt their children's studies.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Australia initially disinvited its choice, artist Khaled Sabsabi, for including a Hezbollah leader in one of his ironic video works created years ago—but reinvited him after a national outcry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
But the public outcry was so great, the governor called the superintendent and told him to start up the football program again, school or no school.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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