activist
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Jara, an activist who only gave her Christian name, said police confiscated her placard.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
André, who is Black, has long been a vocal social and cultural activist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Asked if this was a sign of increasing activism and intervention in the markets, Bessent countered this wasn’t the case: “We are not an activist Treasury.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
In 2025, Alysia McMillan, then a Republican activist, attended a news conference in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“It’s not exactly unheard of in activist circles,” said Ekemeni, her chin in her hand, her head shaking from side to side.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
But tech workers, activists and politicians fear that humans could lose control of the technology they’re advancing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The toy maker faces a falling stock, a departed CEO, and shareholder activists pushing for a sale.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
South Korean activists campaigning for workplace safety in the nation's booming semiconductor industry called on the government on Wednesday to recognise the cancer diagnoses of three former SK hynix employees as work-related illnesses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Following pressure from anti-capital-punishment activists, pharmaceutical companies have placed restrictions on their drugs for use in executions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
About twenty to twenty-five years ago, social activists started a campaign to get rid of unfair, negative racial stereotypes.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
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