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protest

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




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She characterised the uprising as more than "merely an ordinary student protest".

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Ukrainians who flooded the streets this month to protest the dismissal of the nation’s popular defense minister came out with their little children and pets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Day was given a conditional discharge in June 2024 for failing to remove a facial disguise and received £200 in fines in November 2024 for blocking a road during a protest.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

It’s the latest protest case that has unraveled for the U.S. attorney’s office in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

To further protest, the boy stopped turning in math assignments altogether.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Rarely, however, have such actions been taken because of public protests by the society at large.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Diplomatic tensions have also grown between South Africa and Ghana following claims that a Ghanaian man was killed during anti-migrant protests in South Africa, allegations South African officials have rejected.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The police also announced the immediate release of those arrested or detained in connection to the protests in Bihar state.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Much of the overtime money the department spent went instead toward preparing for unrest, monitoring protests and vigils, guarding hotels housing federal agents, and managing the public response to federal violence.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

He had rejected the more aggressive steps recommended by the Joint Chiefs, for fear of expanding the war and sparking greater protests at home.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

The government appears to be struggling to put them in a bracket, unlike when farmers protested agricultural reforms five years ago.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

You have protested masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in your neighborhoods.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

On Monday, people in Guernsey protested a proposed 3% GST which is due to be debated this week and, if approved, introduced from 2028.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Others have also protested, including more than a thousand actors and producers who signed an open letter in April railing against the merger.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

“I could do better at making a sword,” Taran protested.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Albanians have been protesting against the project for months, but it was when barbed wire appeared six weeks ago to mark out the boundaries of the complex that anger erupted.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

They described filming as almost inseparable from protesting itself.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

More than a thousand actors and producers sent an open letter protesting the merger in April.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Participants sought to draw attention to cases of missing persons in Guadalajara, stating they went missing after protesting Ternium’s iron ore mining activities.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

Some members of the class, protesting that their families did not subscribe to the Voice, demanded to know what the article said.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary




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