backlash
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Its conclusion sparked a backlash from other scientists.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
But the backlash was about more than one fund.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
In April, Jimmy John’s faced backlash on Instagram for including Batula in an ad for its “Dream Rotation” menu.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Daunt told The Times that the wave of backlash is based on misinterpretations of what he said, and that only a “highly edited version” of what the bookseller “actually said” had been aired.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Again, racial equality was being forced upon the South by the federal government, and by 1956, Southern white opposition to desegregation mushroomed into a vicious backlash.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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