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Recent Examples of blowback
Too many supposed leaders have become environmental mercenaries who desire to avoid any blowback in pushing for regulatory changes that impede the financial prospects of themselves or their organizations.
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Gerald Winegrad, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2025
Policymakers can endlessly debate giving or not giving the public certain benefits and services, but once people have become accustomed to a cheaper and easier way of doing things, trying to wrest that away tends to have immediate blowback, which at least some of the detractors seem to understand.
—New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
The president defended issuing mass pardons to the rioters charged, including violent offenders, a decision that has drawn heavy blowback from Democrats and criticism from some Republican lawmakers.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
And Tesla sales could be hurt by political blowback.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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Gerald Winegrad, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2025
Policymakers can endlessly debate giving or not giving the public certain benefits and services, but once people have become accustomed to a cheaper and easier way of doing things, trying to wrest that away tends to have immediate blowback, which at least some of the detractors seem to understand.
—New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
The president defended issuing mass pardons to the rioters charged, including violent offenders, a decision that has drawn heavy blowback from Democrats and criticism from some Republican lawmakers.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
And Tesla sales could be hurt by political blowback.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowback
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Far-right extremist groups have been cowed in the last four years by the fallout and prosecutions from the Jan. 6 insurrection, said Katherine Keneally, head of threat analysis and prevention at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Mozeliak and Arenado have squashed any lingering frustration from the Astros fallout, multiple team sources say, and Arenado has pivoted to focusing on bettering his play after two consecutive years of offensive decline.—
Katie Woo,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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The team identified four main sources of these smells: the original materials used during the mummification process; plant oils used later for conservation of the artifact; synthetic pesticides used to prevent damage; and by-products of microbes breaking down the material and tissue.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2025
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Mercury is a common by-product of gold mining, a growing industry in several southern countries.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
12 Feb. 2025
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Just know that, like most antibiotics, azithromycin can mess with your GI tract, potentially triggering side effects like diarrhea or nausea.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
13 Feb. 2025
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However, there have been reports of people experiencing mild side effects, such as nausea, bloating, indigestion, and gas.23 People with fish allergies may experience allergic reactions to marine collagen, so carefully reading the supplement label is crucial to avoid consuming potential allergens.—
Devineé Lingo, M.S.,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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The firm, founded in 2020, has expanded its operations, launching offshoots in the U.S. and Japan.—
Liang Lei,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Nashville-set offshoot is looking to join the Los Angeles-set mothership 9-1-1 on ABC, headlined by Bassett, which is looking good for a Season 9 renewal at ABC.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowback. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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