: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
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Unlike the Biden administration, then, the Trump team may have little regard for the potential blowback from a sustained attempt to erode the capabilities of the Houthis in Yemen and Iraq’s Shiite militias.
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Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Moulton has received blowback over his analysis of the election and his recent remarks that were critical of transgender athletes.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
On LinkedIn, some people who have embraced AI have received blowback as well.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
Ahead of Donald Trump’s appearance Tuesday in the heavily Latino city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, a comedian’s racist joke about Puerto Ricans at the former president’s Madison Square Garden rally drew fresh blowback.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Moulton has received blowback over his analysis of the election and his recent remarks that were critical of transgender athletes.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
On LinkedIn, some people who have embraced AI have received blowback as well.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
Ahead of Donald Trump’s appearance Tuesday in the heavily Latino city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, a comedian’s racist joke about Puerto Ricans at the former president’s Madison Square Garden rally drew fresh blowback.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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