protest
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"Our officers have a role to facilitate and accommodate peaceful protest," he said, while cautioning against a repeat of widespread anti-immigrant rioting last June.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to break up a protest in the central town of Nanyuki against the construction of an Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
In late April, dozens gathered at the edge of City Hall Park for a “Jews Demand: ICE Out!” protest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
He said the hunger strike was now the family's "biggest concern", adding that Craig Foreman was on day 30 of the protest while Lindsay Foreman was on day 21.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“This will pay for a three-bedroom apartment I found in Somewhere. Don’t worry, Lily,” Dad says when the little girl in my lap begins to protest.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing protest
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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