protest
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While he did receive support, he couldn’t anticipate Nate Boyer’s attempts to profit from the protest and steal credit from Kaepernick teammate Eric Reid for the idea to kneel.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
While all his experiences up to 2016 were instructive, they couldn’t buffer the shock and disgust of the backlash to his protest.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
Sir Chris Bryant, who returned from the Labour Party conference for talks, urged both sides to "double down on compromise" and said "nobody should be attending an unlawful protest".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The spokesperson said not everyone present at the protest had been committing a criminal offence.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
The creature writhed in protest, slippery as an otter, but did not bite.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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France's education ministry said 400 schools were impacted by protests or disruptions on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The investigation now has two separate questions to answer: whether there is evidence of the assault that set the protests in motion?
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Student-led demonstrations calling for transparent investigations drew hundreds of thousands to the streets in the largest protests since the Milosevic era.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
The tragedy triggered some of Serbia's largest protests since the fall of Yugoslav strongman Slobodan Milosevic in 2000, at times drawing hundreds of thousands.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Their protests set the American colonies on the path to freedom.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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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
Irish President Catherine Connolly, a longtime critic of Trump who protested his previous presidential visit in 2019, met privately with the president Saturday.
From Salon ● 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
“I don’t believe that’s why we didn’t play well enough, I really don’t,” protested McVay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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
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At a press conference at the time, he also said that Palestinian supporters still had the option of protesting during Netanyahu’s visit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Clippers released two statements that same day, protesting the finding and the stiffest sanctions in NBA history, including a $30-million fine and the loss of five future first-round draft picks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
On the ground, though, the people protesting in Albania are against something much bigger.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
In a reflection of public concern, the meeting on the campus of University of North Carolina was met with about 100 to 200 people protesting AI's fast development.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 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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