protest
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Saturday's protest in Dover saw men in black clothing and balaclavas block the town's main roads for several hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The protest was organised by Democratism, an initiative that, according to its website, aims to launch debate "on how AI and robotisation affect the labour market".
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The Dover balaclava protest, well-organised and disciplined, was the group's first outing.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The protest at Amazon’s facility has followed a familiar Teamsters playbook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Jack started to protest the “friend” part too, but May reached over and put a hand on his arm to calm him.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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The protests followed a large group of masked men holding a demonstration over small-boat crossings at the Port of Dover on Saturday, causing major disruption.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
In September 2025, student-led protests erupted across Madagascar over failing public services, corruption, and economic hardship.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
Spaniard Tato won the Visa d'Or prize for news photography for his coverage of Generation Z protests in Madagascar.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
However, Kolisi, South Africa's first black captain, also referenced 1976's Soweto Uprising - the student protests that were a turning point in the fight against apartheid, the state-backed racial segregation of South African society.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
She bent down and scooped Anat up, ignoring whatever protests she managed in her coughing fit.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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As they waited, dozens of people protested the disappearance of eight fishermen between January and March, which family members and the NGO Human Rights Watch blame on US military personnel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Dozens of students and local activists briefly protested outside the event, adding to a wave of pushback against the build-out of data centers powering AI across the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Nithya has stood with us and our members through many fights,” Petersen said, noting that Raman was arrested as she protested with Unite Here workers in 2023 during their contract negotiations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Attiah, meanwhile, gained more than 10,000 new subscribers on Substack the day after announcing she had been fired and protested her dismissal by posing for a photoshoot outside the paper’s headquarters.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
“People get hung up on the difference between +5% and –5% for a couple of years,” Burry replied to one investor who had protested the new strategy.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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She has obtained more than 2,200 signatures on an online petition protesting its relocation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Some men have gone to prison for protesting the ban.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Residents in Gilroy, Calif., are protesting a $2 billion Amazon data center that was approved without public meetings or votes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Many Americans are out in the streets protesting and putting themselves on the line.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
During the campaign, almost two thousand women, representing more than half of the states, took turns protesting.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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