protest
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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
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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
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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
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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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