protest
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In recent years it has censored its statements, avoided calls for protest and zealously guarded its marginal influence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
And in June, a protest outside a local hotel housing asylum seekers resulted in one woman being charged with a hate crime, and three police officers being injured.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The fan groups are expected to launch protest action at matches, with the first round kicking off on Friday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Nova Como association has organised a protest bike ride for 12 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Some nights, groups of church members, concerned about the increasing interest in the occult, gathered outside the house to protest.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
The move to bar Yabloko last week sparked protests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The project was called off in 2021 following a decade of legal challenges and protests from environmentalists, farmers, Native American groups and others who cited the threat of spills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Many people mocked his first selfie-video reel, external - in which he broke his silence about the youth protests while they were still ongoing.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
While the concerts have been mostly welcomed by locals, outside protests still occasionally find their way to the amphitheater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“It’s not that bad, Mom,” she protests weakly.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
“But I’m just finishing up,” Dan protested, now deflated.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Tens of thousands protested against overtourism on the Spanish island of Mallorca last month, demanding fewer visitors and more affordable housing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Over 100 artists have protested Hinterhäuser’s removal, including two Nobel Prize laureates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Inside parliament, meanwhile, the opening day of the monsoon session was repeatedly adjourned as opposition MPs protested over the alleged paper leak and other issues.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“The sentiment that you have attributed to me in your letter to Dr. Priestley I totally disclaim,” Adams protested, “and I demand in the French sense of the word demand of you the proof.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Some men have gone to prison for protesting the ban.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 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
They described filming as almost inseparable from protesting itself.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Next thing you know, you’ll be protesting with me. You want me to get you an armband?”
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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