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protest

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




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The day is spent going from protest to protest, much of it running from police, she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

In Marseille, the prefect banned any protest or other gatherings from noon to 8 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The result is a more diverse and loosely organized protest movement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

But the French are holding their breath - in anticipation of another chapter in this protest next Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

I nuzzled Fig’s belly as his entire body pulled away in protest.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The Swiss franc rose to a three-month high against the euro as worries over French protests and fiscal risks weigh on the single currency and boost safe-haven demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

France is not even unique with student-led protests – with 26 of them popping up this year, from India to the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The protests became broader and represented other concerns some French people have about issues in the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

One demonstrator died after suffering a cardiac arrest during protests in Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

“This is yours? I didn’t know protests could belong to someone.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Hundreds of thousands of students have protested in recent weeks over staff shortages and dilapidated facilities in the country's lycées - secondary schools attended by 15 to 18-year-olds.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

A police officer told AFP that police fired shots into the air to disperse a crowd in Bara, a town in the province's western Khyber district, and five people were detained as dozens protested there.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

As Cunningham protested the call, Wilson walked over to a Fever fan who had been standing in front of his seat in the second row behind the basket and pointing in Wilson’s direction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Garvaghy Road had been part of the Drumcree route, but by the mid 1990s nationalist residents protested against the parade.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Sir, we are two innocent friars; we haven't kidnapped anyone," one of them protested.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Many students protesting in recent weeks have spoken of inequalities in the education system, especially between Paris and its poorer working-class suburbs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

There are so many ways to make societal shifts, whether that’s writing to your officials or protesting or creating art that is challenging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Eileen Coyne, a Jackson supporter who was also out protesting, agreed.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

He provided real-time updates to a Los Angeles-based Chinese consular official and sent photographs of individuals protesting both in support of and in opposition to Tsai, the Justice Department said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Students at that black school had been protesting since February 5 a segregated bowling alley in town, with demonstrations growing in size and intensity over the next few days.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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