protest
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Against that backdrop, fans continue to protest against the Glazers at virtually every match.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Soweto Uprising was a protest by school children and students against black schools being ordered to teach in English and Afrikaans, languages mainly used by the country's white population.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
It’s not immediately clear how many people were in the crowd when the crash occurred, but Gonzalez said there were several hundred at the protest earlier in the morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Clippers are howling in protest, vehemently rejecting the league’s conclusions and stating they’ve been railroaded by a “heavily biased investigation seeking to justify a predetermined narrative.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
This howl of protest came from the window.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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She said what gives her hope is the bravery of her fellow campaigners and the creative protests of artists such as those exhibiting in Amsterdam.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The campaigns come one year after protests over lavish perks for lawmakers spiralled into general anti-government anger -- Indonesia's biggest unrest since President Prabowo Subianto took office in 2024.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Ravalomanana was removed as Senate president in October, shortly after the protests, and was arrested at his home in December after failing to respond to a summons from the gendarmerie.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The last time gas prices shot upward, seven years ago, protests erupted all over the country and lasted eight months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Ben protests, the way he looks at me—I can’t bear to think about it.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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As they waited, dozens of people protested the disappearance of eight fishermen between January and March, which family members and the NGO Human Rights Watch blame on US military personnel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Nithya has stood with us and our members through many fights,” Petersen said, noting that Raman was arrested as she protested with Unite Here workers in 2023 during their contract negotiations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Attiah, meanwhile, gained more than 10,000 new subscribers on Substack the day after announcing she had been fired and protested her dismissal by posing for a photoshoot outside the paper’s headquarters.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Supporters have protested on Kyiv's streets weekly since he was sacked, calling on the president to reinstate him.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
I protested, but a sinking feeling grew in the pit of my stomach.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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She has obtained more than 2,200 signatures on an online petition protesting its relocation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The family of the couple said they had been protesting against how they and other prisoners were being treated.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Residents in Gilroy, Calif., are protesting a $2 billion Amazon data center that was approved without public meetings or votes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Many Americans are out in the streets protesting and putting themselves on the line.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
I wave to the security guard, who peers at me suspiciously as I rip the balloon off the vase, struggling to catch my breath, my lungs protesting all this running.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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