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activism

[ak-tuh-viz-uhm] / ˈæk təˌvɪz əm /


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We will employ activism as a risk-management tool to mitigate the downside that such unfriendliness can create.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

In many industries, activism can create value by cutting waste, improving governance or forcing management to focus on underperforming assets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The Black struggle for voting rights perhaps best exemplifies how Black activism was critical to the formation of the Reconstruction Amendments.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Max Moran, a 23-year-old across the Ohio state line in Germantown, Kentucky, who shares activism tips with Sharp and Baker in their Facebook messaging group, said he hasn’t used chatbots much for his research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The prison sentences that often attended their activism did nothing to quell their ardor.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly



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