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Recent Examples of blowback
Even powerful women can’t escape the blowback, the fear.
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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
Buyers and sellers alike have also exited the housing market amid economic blowback from the Iran war, CNBC reported on April 7.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
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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
Buyers and sellers alike have also exited the housing market amid economic blowback from the Iran war, CNBC reported on April 7.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowback
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War squeezes African, Asian economies further The fallout of the Iran war deepened globally as countries struggled to contain the impact of rising fuel and commodity prices.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
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The fallout matters because American power has historically depended not only on military strength or economic leverage, but on the cohesion of the Western alliance and European support of Washington’s foreign policy.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Helium, which is mainly produced as a by-product of natural gas production, is crucial to semiconductor manufacturing.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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The bacteria’s digestion produces toxic sulfur as a by-product, however.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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Wu presents that as both a side effect of the current landscape and a virtue in terms of staying agile as models improve.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Lellio tried not to worry, thinking the pain might be a side effect of IDF medications.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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ShinyHunters, or an offshoot, also was behind a previous smaller breach of Instructure, Liska said.—
Heather Hollingsworth,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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That includes the untitled Edgewater medical drama offshoot in the works, which is set in the same universe as Fire Country and Sheriff Country.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowback. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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