: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
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While progressives are pulling big crowds at town halls, Republicans are facing blowback from angry Democrats and independents at forums back home.
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration’s more confrontational approach to traditional allies, particularly those in Europe, will undoubtedly color attempts at export control diplomacy, and some European states may be reluctant to concede too much, given the risks of domestic political blowback.
—Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025
But Starlink also risks losing billions in business internationally amid blowback over Musk’s ties to Trump and the administration’s isolationist tack on defense and trade.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The blowback from Musk's work spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is cutting federal spending, his outspoken political beliefs, and his efforts to help nationalist parties in other countries, is causing concern to some Tesla investors.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration’s more confrontational approach to traditional allies, particularly those in Europe, will undoubtedly color attempts at export control diplomacy, and some European states may be reluctant to concede too much, given the risks of domestic political blowback.
—Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025
But Starlink also risks losing billions in business internationally amid blowback over Musk’s ties to Trump and the administration’s isolationist tack on defense and trade.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The blowback from Musk's work spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is cutting federal spending, his outspoken political beliefs, and his efforts to help nationalist parties in other countries, is causing concern to some Tesla investors.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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