grassroots
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"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
They posted on message boards, and the site was continually updated before the film’s release, helping turn a tiny found-footage horror movie into a grassroots phenomenon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Then there is Japan, which Turner calls a "guiding star" in youth development for a system which takes players from grassroots, to school and college football and then the professional game.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The move deals a blow to a grassroots coalition that included tribes, environmentalists and mountain bikers, some of whom have fought for decades to rein in logging at Jackson Demonstration State Forest in Mendocino County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 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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