picket
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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
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
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
Chanting at the front of picket lines, strands of gray in her hair, in the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
He passed the picket fence of Mrs. Cobb’s, steering as clear of it as if it were the wall of Jericho about to fall.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
Vocabulary lists containing picket
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