: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
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The subsidy proposal faced blowback when made public in May through legislation also sponsored by Commissioner Gilbert.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump Threatens Funding Cuts for Colleges This prompted immediate blowback from free speech advocates who accused the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening pro-Palestine demonstrators with arrest and deportation.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Here’s a breakdown of the blowback that Musk and Tesla are facing on multiple fronts.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
Florida Phoenix first reported the news, and the article drew swift blowback from the school board, the teachers association and residents.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump Threatens Funding Cuts for Colleges This prompted immediate blowback from free speech advocates who accused the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening pro-Palestine demonstrators with arrest and deportation.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Here’s a breakdown of the blowback that Musk and Tesla are facing on multiple fronts.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
Florida Phoenix first reported the news, and the article drew swift blowback from the school board, the teachers association and residents.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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