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protest

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




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Shaw has showed up at track meets to protest Hernandez’s participation — which Hernandez’s mother has called threatening.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Residents have taken to the streets and beaches repeatedly this summer to protest the growing flock of visitors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Many match-going fans felt the investigation was an attack on them and decided to use the City game to protest - inside and outside Old Trafford.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

The protest was organized by the Catholic Church along with business leaders and families of missing persons.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

I open my mouth to protest, but he pulls out a pad of paper from his pocket and a little stub of pencil.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

I must have missed their protests against almonds and golf courses.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Xi's visit was the target of protests by dozens of Tibetans in New Delhi, exiles like their Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, who has lived in India since fleeing a Chinese crackdown in 1959.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

The club declined to comment on the protests.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has an AI data center reporting website with 9,580 locations—suitable for finding protests.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Masvita made a few gentle protests and dropped the argument.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

At this point, even pacifying the thousands of fans who protested against the club's ownership before the Old Trafford defeat by 10-man City looks beyond them.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

On Thursday, 120 taxi drivers in the eastern province of Kerman protested a cut in their allocation of subsidized fuel, according to the Union of Truckers and Drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

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

“People, especially children, ought to be taught acceptance and peace,” St. Francis protested with an angry clap of her porcelain hands.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

On the ground, though, the people protesting in Albania are against something much bigger.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

She has obtained more than 2,200 signatures on an online petition protesting its relocation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Because data centers are a local and state issue, citizens are finding they have real leverage in protesting their construction.

From Salon Sep. 2, 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

Selma’s black teenagers had been marching, protesting and submitting to arrests for months.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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