picket

Example Sentences

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Batista Filho said the plant has enough workers crossing the picket line to run a partial shift this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Speaking to the BBC at the picket line, St Cuthbert's staff reported "extremely volatile" behaviour from some pupils.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

A year after his appearance in Hazard, he traveled to southwest Virginia and stood on the picket line in solidarity with the striking miners.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Teachers took to picket lines despite last-minute pleas from San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and prominent lawmakers, including U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

It was rare for a woman to do this kind of work, but she walked the picket lines with the men and rallied strikers to stick it out.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell