: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
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But the blowback to Target’s DEI moves represents a significant challenge to its business and highlights the risks of companies abruptly moving away from diversity initiatives that still enjoy support on the left.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
The blowback from the dismissal was fierce and immediate, stretching from SDNY to City Hall.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Trump has gotten blowback when European leaders sharply criticized him and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for suggesting that NATO membership was not in the cards for Ukraine.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Despite Musk’s increasingly polarizing political comments over the past year, many tended to downplay any potential blowback for the brand, typically celebrating Musk’s ambitious plans for robotaxis, robots and AI.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
The blowback from the dismissal was fierce and immediate, stretching from SDNY to City Hall.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Trump has gotten blowback when European leaders sharply criticized him and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for suggesting that NATO membership was not in the cards for Ukraine.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Despite Musk’s increasingly polarizing political comments over the past year, many tended to downplay any potential blowback for the brand, typically celebrating Musk’s ambitious plans for robotaxis, robots and AI.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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