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protest

[proh-test, pruh-test, proh-test] / ˈproʊ tɛst, prəˈtɛst, ˈproʊ tɛst /




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Dipke was on stage at the protest site when the news reached him.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

In late August, truck drivers at the Mehran terminal on the border with Iraq went on a one-day strike to protest fuel shortages, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency, a U.S. nonprofit.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Heder would work for two years on researching and developing the project with Heumann, interviewing dozens of people involved in the actual Carter-era protest.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The protest came a day after South Korean defence authorities said they had sent a fact-finding mission to assess the situation in Hormuz, while stressing that no decision had been made on any deployment.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

At night, they rioted in protest of the trip through the desert.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Police were given powers allowing them to outlaw the use of masks to conceal identities during protests under a law passed last year.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

The fuel price hikes and quota cuts have triggered protests and strikes by Iranian truck, taxi and ride-share drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

"This makes it different from other protests, so we need to make sure we are learning lessons."

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

He famously documented the United Farm Workers movement, as well as the antiwar protests of East L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

“Do wait until the rain lets up, at least,” Isobel protests.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

On Thursday, 120 taxi drivers in the eastern province of Kerman protested a cut in their allocation of subsidized fuel, according to the Union of Truckers and Drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

The Tung era reached low points in July 2003 when 500,000 people protested against restrictive anti-subversion laws proposed by China, and again a year later when about the same number rallied for democracy.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

She spoke out for the legalisation of abortion, same-sex marriage, and equal rights and pay for women, and protested against the death penalty and female genital mutilation.

From BBC Sep. 3, 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

The Germans protested that the terms were too harsh, that the continuing blockade would lead to famine and anarchy in Germany.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

He was expelled from Prairie View A&M University in 1971 after protesting against the expulsion of the editor of the student newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

On the ground, though, the people protesting in Albania are against something much bigger.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

In a reflection of public concern, the meeting on the campus of University of North Carolina was met with about 100 to 200 people protesting AI's fast development.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

His potential problem is that Venezuela has a population of nearly 30 million people who believe they are citizens of a sovereign country, and they are already protesting this deal furiously.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

“Get out,” Arul said, so weakly that I guessed he was just putting on a show of protesting because Muthu was watching.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman




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