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activism

[ak-tuh-viz-uhm] / ˈæk təˌvɪz əm /


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Reminding us of the messy yet necessary work of grassroots activism, the play administered the equivalent of a political oxygen mask.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Dong Guangping, a 68-year-old former police officer, had been detained and jailed in China several times for his activism and some of his past attempts to flee the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

On its surface, the controversy appears like absurd clickbait — a grown man breathlessly informing audiences that activists sometimes engage in activism.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Leiter is Israel's ambassador to the United States and a longtime ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and is well-versed in Israeli settler politics, conservative activism and hard-edged diplomacy.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

As the tumultuous 1960s rolled along, the fight intensified and called for even greater activism.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson



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