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The phrase "a strong backlash" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant negative reaction or response to an action, event, or statement.
Example: "The new policy received a strong backlash from the community, leading to protests and public outcry."
Alternatives: "a fierce reaction" or "a significant opposition".
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It did elicit a strong backlash on the Republican right.
There was a strong backlash from adults who read and write Y.A. books.
There was a strong backlash against Villas-Boas' decision to not substitute Lloris.
Addressing racial injustice directly is difficult and has inspired a strong backlash in the culture wars.
A strong backlash against whole-language teaching polarized these two approaches to reading instruction.
(By Friday morning many of those Twitter users had deleted their accounts after a strong backlash).
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One might have expected a stronger backlash, especially here.
There has been a stronger backlash against domestic sources of perceived unfairness, both in the tax system and in the strength and wealth of Wall Street.
Building safeguards against overuse today could save Facebook from a stronger backlash in the future.
For many, Facebook is already an internet hate-figure – and the prospect of an internet behemoth swallowing up a popular start-up seems to have caused a pretty strong backlash.
Mr. Brooks said it was "overheated and silly" to suggest that Mr. Obama was leading the United States into socialism, but that even an effort by the administration to "file off the rough edges of capitalism" would no doubt prompt a continued strong backlash from people who object to the direction the president is heading.
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