backlash
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No such backlash came for Dolly when she spoke out against Tennessee’s anti-trans laws or in support of the George Floyd protests.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Utility stocks have been hit by rising Treasury yields and data-center backlash, but valuations are low and earnings growth remains strong.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Trump privately fumed at the backlash, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Fawaz later added generative AI credits to the song after a backlash.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
Oligarchs haven’t always been willing to be visible because in history, there have been backlashes against wealth and wealth-power.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 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
Facebook has similarly made platform changes that have irked developers and caused backlashes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Egyptian women have faced public backlashes as well.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
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