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protest

[proh-test, pruh-test, proh-test] / ˈproʊ tɛst, prəˈtɛst, ˈproʊ tɛst /




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The federal agents departed the hospital shortly after a priest appeared at the scene of the protest, video shows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The officials who had lodged the protest had been on a business trip at the time of the seizure to push for the safeguard of Japanese companies' assets, he added.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Ciarra Docampo’s lawyers said the evidence doesn’t show that he helped set the fire, though they haven’t addressed whether he was present at the protest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

In secondary school, he rallied with his classmates to protest against the high prices of canteen lunches on Facebook.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

“Do you wish to formally protest Dr. Throckmorton’s decision?” asks Ainsley in her phony helpful voice.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

The demonstrations come after mass protests by unions on Thursday accompanied by strikes, with teaching unions vowing more walk-outs next week.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

Earlier this year, large protests broke out in Houston after an ICE officer fatally shot a man driving to work.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Some 70,000 members of the security forces were deployed Saturday, ready to move in quickly after mass protests on October 17 degenerated into the worst riots seen in France in years.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

An estimated three million depositors remain unable to access their savings and pensions prompting widespread protests particularly in the capital, Asunción.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

“That’s ridiculous,” I said, but my complaint was drowned out by the growing protests of the caravan.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Thousands of people protested across France on Saturday in a new show of anger against the government with Paris police moving to prevent an unauthorised gathering near the president's Elysee Palace office and residence.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

She recalled that her grandmother protested as a dentistry student in 1968 and her aunt, an architecture student, took part in demonstrations in the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The Mothers of East L.A. organized and protested and lobbied, and put the brakes on plans for a state prison in their midst, and created a template for community power.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Thousands of Indonesians protested in Jakarta and other cities on Wednesday against economic hardship, graft and the government's handling of devastating wildfires emitting a toxic haze that has made thousands ill.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

I got angry with the growers who mistreated them and was glad when Tom Joad protested and fought for their rights.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

Cooking and bathing became difficult when taps ran dry in Batam, an Indonesian island where residents are protesting as data centres spring up to power the global artificial intelligence boom.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Sheen has been arrested more than 60 times throughout his life for protesting various causes, and was a friend of the labor leader Dolores Huerta, whose image sits on a table in his dining room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

"We were not prepared for this unrest either, as the wage board has already been formed. But workers are now protesting over wages and other unresolved issues," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

The Belgian capital and the town of Liège have also now seen weeks of protesting youngsters.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The women, who were held for three days, became the first suffragists to go to jail for protesting in support of women’s right to vote.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling


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