grassroots
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Sierra also contextualizes Kenmure Street within the long shadow of slavery, industry, imperialism and grassroots opposition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Usually, it is the unions that mobilise teachers, but this time the movement came from the grassroots," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
"People deserve a level of respect and protection at grassroots level."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
But who could resist the ecstatic momentum of her ad hoc band members buying into her grassroots dream?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Many African American women joined these widespread clubs and participated in what amounted to a grassroots campaign to gain the vote.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing grassroots
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