protest
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At a pro-government rally, he also wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the symbol of the protest movement -- a pink flamingo, an animal that nests near the proposed hotel development.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Speaking on the same programme, Lockhart said that when she arrived in Scarva on Saturday "the police had blocked bridge, which was a designated area for the protest to take place".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Social media videos show police breaking up Monday's protest and detaining a group of demonstrators who were filmed sitting in the middle of a two-lane highway.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Caligiuri faked right then cut left, the beaten defender sticking his right leg out wildly in protest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
I wanted to argue with her; I wanted to protest that we had our parents, too.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing protest
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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