grassroots
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Soccer pyramid will only be as strong as the grassroots base supporting it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
A truly grassroots effort, Global Beatles Day has slowly but surely emerged as a bona fide tradition over the years, celebrated annually around the world on June 25.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Back in Cornwall, while grassroots football is part of the weekly agenda, the county is not best known for its footballing exports.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Sally Pillay and Megan Anandarangam, of Eyes on ICE NJ, a grassroots anti-detention coalition, showed up long before the cameras arrived.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
Not surprisingly, as civil rights advocates converted a grassroots movement into a legal campaign, and as civil rights leaders became political insiders, many civil rights organizations became top-heavy with lawyers.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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