backlash
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Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, he drew backlash for comments in which he called the hijackers “not cowardly.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
It should be no surprise that there has been intense backlash to that ad.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Many locations rolled out subsidies to attract data centers before the backlash and are now walking back some of those incentives and tightening their permitting process, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
The 24-year-old said that the experience and subsequent backlash was "traumatic".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Felix knew there would be a backlash tomorrow.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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
Yet Redmond has avoided legal fights over light-rail and backlashes to growth that have vexed nearby towns.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
The backlashes repeat a long cycle in immigration policy, experts say.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
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