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Recent Examples of blowback
For many journalists, blowback is just part of the business.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Fox has received blowback for trying a layup in the waning seconds of the game instead of forcing the Knicks to foul him, only for OG Anunoby to block the shot.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 June 2026
When the first paparazzi images of the show came out, there was some blowback and changes were made.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026
In the blowback, soccer’s global governing body announced a small allotment of $60 tickets for each of the tournament’s 104 matches.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 4 June 2026
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Fox has received blowback for trying a layup in the waning seconds of the game instead of forcing the Knicks to foul him, only for OG Anunoby to block the shot.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 June 2026
When the first paparazzi images of the show came out, there was some blowback and changes were made.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026
In the blowback, soccer’s global governing body announced a small allotment of $60 tickets for each of the tournament’s 104 matches.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowback
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The fallout of that inquiry—to which Joe and Angela gamely acquiesce—generates its share of laughs, though our amusement comes at a cost.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
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After spending months helping immigrant families weather the economic fallout of federal immigration enforcement operations in the Twin Cities, Smitten Kitten is asking the community for help sustaining itself.—
Ray Campos,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Although peak performance continues to improve, the models also churn out copious amounts of garbage as a by-product, requiring heroic interventions to sift sense from slop.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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The by-product of his leadership will emerge if Sigur comfortably and confidently changes a game for Canada in the World Cup.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Wellness was not an end goal but rather a helpful side effect of achieving his other purposes.—
Ezekiel J. Emanuel,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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That challenges our previous assumption that plague spillover was a side effect of people taking up farming and settling in permanent villages and towns, living closer to each other and to an assortment of animals (and their fleas).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
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The shooters in the deadly K Street massacre moved within the complex orbit of criminal gangs and their offshoots that make up Sacramento’s underworld, an expert on the capital city’s gang culture testified Monday.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
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Founded in 2018 by third-generation baker Tony Cao, the bakery is an offshoot of his grandfather’s Vicky Bakery.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowback. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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