: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
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Onshore projects can get snarled in land permitting issues, political blowback, and policy volatility; offshore projects, in contrast, can just get moved somewhere else.
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Even powerful women can’t escape the blowback, the fear.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
The pricing changes follow a similar strategy at PepsiCo’s snack unit Frito-Lays, which slashed prices by 15% in March because of customer blowback.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Hayden has been criticized by O’Malley’s attorney for charging the officer before waiting for a grand jury indictment, and has faced blowback from the local police community.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Even powerful women can’t escape the blowback, the fear.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
The pricing changes follow a similar strategy at PepsiCo’s snack unit Frito-Lays, which slashed prices by 15% in March because of customer blowback.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Hayden has been criticized by O’Malley’s attorney for charging the officer before waiting for a grand jury indictment, and has faced blowback from the local police community.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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