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protest

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




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Some supporters said that if he did not win, they would protest.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Proudly, he informs the class that the protest that Didion derides led to the establishment of the first ethnic studies department in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

In late April, dozens gathered at the edge of City Hall Park for a “Jews Demand: ICE Out!” protest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Gavin Robinson praised MP Carla Lockhart and others after she was pictured at a protest standing beside masked men.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

According to Mrs. Clarke, the encounter could only be described as toreadorical: the outright threats and faked retreats, the defiant swirl of Lady Constance’s red skirts, the snorting, stamping protest of Lord Fredrick.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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