picket
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Executives said the plant has enough workers crossing the picket line to run a partial shift during parts of the strike.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
All the district unions are listed because the board must discuss potential actions its several non-striking unions are likely to take on Tuesday: Will they honor picket lines?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
In that strike, all the district’s unions honored the teachers’ picket lines, said Cassondra Curiel, president of United Educators of San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Much like Hogan’s mansion—which occupies three stories—the cottage property backs right onto the beach, with a charming white picket fence added to separate the dwelling from the publicly accessible area.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
“Tell me about suffrage; why you have opposed the president; the whole history of your campaign; why you picket; what you hope to accomplish by it.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing picket
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