banging

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She had joined a small group of demonstrators, chanting and banging on metal dishes outside an immigration facility in Charlotte when ICE officers confronted the group.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Drivers may also develop a limp associated with banging their knees on the door.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

As the sun sank, neighbors began banging spoons on metal pots from inside their homes, the subtle but unmistakable clank of government protests.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The outages, as well as regular shortages of food, medicine and other basics, are fueling public frustration with people banging pots at night as a form of protest.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

By that time I was bruised all over from the cows banging into me, and my legs were bloody from the scratches I got from the acacia thorns.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola