grassroots
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Given that the bulk of mainline members and leaders are elderly, a grassroots insurgency makes sense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Meanwhile, this February, nightclubs and grassroots spaces were excluded from the business rates relief scheme, despite the venues' rateable value skyrocketing by 56% since 2017.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
That’s why grassroots short squeezes happen to companies like GameStop or AMC and not Amalgamated Widget Inc.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
“People absolutely laughed at him, all across this country,” said Totera, who is now the grassroots ambassador for the Premier League.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
Throughout most of our nation’s history—from the days of the abolitionist movement through the Civil Rights Movement—racial justice advocacy has generally revolved around grassroots organizing and the strategic mobilization of public opinion.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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