Brussels granted Moldova the status of candidate to the EU at the same time as Ukraine last year, and Putin's orchestrating the overthrow of Moldova's leadership would inflict a slap in the face to those in Europe who oppose him.

Source: https://worldcrunch.com/world-affairs/maia-sandu-vladimir-putin

But to her, the $15,000 maximum is a “slap in the face.”

Source: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/01/19/city/small-landlords-frustrated-at-delay-in-federal-aid/

In what was seen as a slap in the face to the working class during a period of hardship, Macron’s government controversially pushed through a raise to the pension age in the National Assembly without a vote to supposedly sure up public finances.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/09/09/watch-french-president-macron-booed-by-entire-stadium-at-rugby-world-cup24916417/

"I thought that was a slap in the face."

Source: https://abc11.com/homer-hogues-tuskegee-airmen-dies-at-96-dallas/13444907/

“It is a complete slap in the face to all those in Harpenden, Berkhamsted and our surrounding villages who expect their MP to stand up and fight for them, instead of for massive companies who have dumped filthy sewage into our rivers and lakes.”

Source: https://leftfootforward.org/2023/12/as-under-investigation-water-companies-make-eye-watering-dividend-payouts-tory-mps-vote-down-sewage-sickness-compensation-scheme/

"It is a slap in the face to our community that we are expected to pay for the years of underinvestment in water company infrastructure that has led to this sewage scandal.

Source: https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/environment/yorkshire-waters-ps43bn-plans-hailed-by-harrogate-mp-as-step-up-for-tackling-poor-water-quality-despite-higher-bills-4358256

JJ's grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock, said the decision was a 'slap in the face'.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12069005/Six-SHOCKING-moments-Lori-Vallows-murder-trial.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Nate Velez, who said he lives less than half a mile from where the train derailed, told CNN on Wednesday night that the company’s absence from themeeting was “a slap in the face.”

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/02/16/roughly-2-weeks-after-a-hazardous-train-derailment-in-ohio-town-residents-frustration-mounts-at-meeting-over-health-concerns/

She called the increase to the budget "a slap in the face."

Source: https://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2023/01/16/black-university-of-toronto-student-sues-police-over-alleged-assault-detention/

So what was that final slap in the face?

Source: https://smdp.com/2023/02/15/curious-city-17/

State Democratic Chair Colmon Elridge said Cameron’s inaction in the matter was “a slap in the face to the victims, their families, law enforcement and prosecutors who took these dangerous criminals off the streets.”

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5497816/attacks-fly-as-contentious-general-election-campaign-for-kentucky-governor-begins/

That might seem like a bit of a slap in the face to a player like Peterson, coming off the season he just put together, but the veteran is embracing it and knows where he is in his career.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/05/patrick-peterson-cracks-top-32-of-pro-football-focus-cb-rankings/

That really would have been a slap in the face for the 30-year-old whose fall down the pecking order at United has been accelerated over the last 12 months.

Source: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-arsenal-evans-maguire-27646217

“This could be a real slap in the face for the metropolitan elites, especially in Melbourne and Sydney.”

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/2023/09/20/brexit-reloaded-no-campaign-hailed-as-a-populist-pivot/

This is a slap in the face for people who directly work in the red zones,” the prosecutor general stressed.

Source: https://eng.belta.by/president/view/lukashenko-patients-in-belarus-should-be-treated-with-dignity-and-kindness-159042-2023/

Ukraine calls Russia UN presidency a 'slap in the face'

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/activists-hang-400-million-money-bag-outside-castille.1023011

What a slap in the face to those who have worked so hard and volunteered so much time and effort.

Source: https://mountaintimes.info/strengths-culture-of-ksar-disrespectfully-dismissed/

While few television and film writers who spoke to AFP on the picket lines believe their work could be done by computers, the apparent conviction of studios and streamers that it can has been an extra slap in the face.

Source: https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/news/writers-guild-strike-ai-hollywood-screenwriting-jobs-chatgpt-script-risks-4014539

While “Harries” were elated online, many saw this as a slap in the face to Beyoncé and Black artists.

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/harry-styles-album-of-the-year_n_63e03400e4b01e9288720150