protest
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As the latest row shows, the fallout of the protest continues to reverberate in the country's premier law institutes - and the top court of India.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
There is plenty to protest in the plan: Trump is threatening to install gold accents throughout the buildings, and renderings show a new covered walkway that could interrupt the clean lines of Saarinen’s facade.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ultra-Orthodox Jews approached at the protest declined to speak to journalists, saying that doing so would violate Shabbat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Leniz Cortes, who teaches preschool at Krieger, used sick hours to attend Monday’s protest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The waves of protest grew louder and more threatening.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Evergrande struggled to appease angry homebuyers and investors, as the firm's crisis triggered rare protests outside its offices in China.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
His arrest triggered nationwide protests in May 2023.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
He was one of the faces of the protests, which began on 25 July after job-seekers and students alleged irregularities in government recruitment exams and demanded reforms.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
"I think what we need to be very careful of is misinformation that's circulating on social media, as that rhetoric absolutely fuels community tensions and can lead to protests as we've seen recently," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The student protests could “shake up the world,” Shuttlesworth reported excitedly.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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There was another major change fans protested during the World Cup — the hydration breaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
You have protested masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in your neighborhoods.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Already on Thursday, around a thousand people protested Fedorov's removal in Kyiv and there were protests too in other cities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
On Monday, people in Guernsey protested a proposed 3% GST which is due to be debated this week and, if approved, introduced from 2028.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
As for the Incorrigibles’ desire to join in the knitting: at first Lady Constance protested, for she still held strong opinions about what a bad influence the wolf children would be on her own child.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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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
Those protesting against The Bell Hotel's use as asylum accommodation believe their action was, ultimately, a force for good.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Both political camps have been protesting ahead of the negotiations, which according to the US State Department, will focus on rebuilding democratic institutions, strengthening the electorate and guaranteeing political participation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Next thing you know, you’ll be protesting with me. You want me to get you an armband?”
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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