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backlash

[bak-lash] / ˈbækˌlæʃ /


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A backlash is growing worldwide against their environmental impact, and there are also concerns over noise, pollution, their appearance and how many jobs the facilities actually create.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Porch, whose relationship-building strategy recently included arranging a dinner with CEO Sam Altman and Gwyneth Paltrow that drew online backlash, says entertainment figures use AI more than they let on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

If you take something away from people, they are going to feel it more acutely than promising them something, and the theft produces a backlash.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

It led to a backlash from some Jewish groups, as well as criticism from senior Green figures, including Ramsay and other Green MPs.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

“I was terrified of a backlash, of people asking me, ‘Are you even human?’

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

Several celebrities or influencers who have ventured into the crypto market have faced similar backlashes.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024

There have been counterforces and backlashes and overcorrections, and then forward motion again—usually when the public is convinced that a change is only fair.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 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

This dovetails with my interest in the ways that status and hierarchies limit political change and fuel backlashes.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2023

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


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