grassroots
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The resistance efforts haven’t let up: A new grassroots organization called Box Elder Accountability Referendum filed for a process to allow voters to overturn the commission’s approval.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Toth, who was involved in the grassroots push long before Trump waded into politics, said the president is just accelerating work that was already underway.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
“On a number of issues that would primarily impact conditions in low-income communities, grassroots blacks have registered opinions that are sharply at odds with the positions taken by the civil rights cadres.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The coroner made a number of recommendations to prevent future deaths occurring including mandatory cardiac arrest training for all football coaches and referees including at grassroots level.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
He’d collaborated with grassroots leaders, everyday citizens, and elected officials, and almost miraculously it had yielded results.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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