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Recent Examples of blowback
The extent of the blowback on the U.S. is anyone's guess.
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Axios: Biden faces growing blowback from House and Senate Democrats after pardoning his son.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Axios: Biden faces growing blowback from House and Senate Democrats after pardoning his son.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowback
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This message comes even more sharply into focus following the brief period of martial law declared by sitting President Yoon Suk-yeol on Dec. 3, and the significant political fallout that has followed.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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That’s precisely how Japan responded to its 1990s bad-loan meltdown — and why Tokyo is still dealing with the fallout today.William Pesek, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The two most recent were the rejection of Lewis Strauss as secretary of commerce, in part a by-product of Strauss’ rivalry with J. Robert Oppenheimer, and of President George H.W. Bush’s nomination of former Senator John Tower as secretary of defense, ostensibly because of problems with alcohol.George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
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The hope was that by strengthening brand awareness and affinity, business growth becomes a happy by-product.Beth Ann Kaminkow, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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It is believed to be a side effect of the poisoning.Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Drug side effects: Some drugs may cause neuropathic pain in the feet and related symptoms.Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Canadian Federation of Musicians, the local offshoot of the American Federation of Musicians in North America, has ratified a first-ever deal with Canadian indie producers.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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The shows were held at the headquarters of the Westside Discussion Group, an offshoot of the Mattachine Society, a prominent gay rights organization.Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowback. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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