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City council meetings in which citizens swarm to protest paying for the cameras are the new must-see TV.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

But she makes such heavy weather of Hermione’s speeches denying her infidelity—bringing a fiery righteousness and much volume to her lengthy protestations—that Gertrude’s famous phrase, “The lady doth protest too much,” rattled through my head.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi called Wednesday's launch a "threat to peace and security in our region" and said Tokyo had "lodged a strong protest" with North Korea through diplomatic channels in Beijing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

She said the council represents 50,000 people and she now feels it has no power to protest anything built on Crenshaw Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

He lay on the grass and let the baby crawl over him, yank his beard, and put a foot in his eye without the slightest protest.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Morocco has also experienced youth-driven social movements, such as the GenZ 212 collective, which last year organised mass protests calling for better health and education services.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

The protests are a symptom of a yearning for an American ideal without AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

The move comes after nationwide protests triggered by the leak of a key medical entrance examination paper and a series of other recruitment scandals.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Police have arrested a man as part of an inquiry into how the addresses of asylum seekers were shared during disorder linked to anti-immigration protests in a town, the BBC can reveal.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The law leads to angry protests and inspires Harriet Beecher Stowe to write a serialized novel that will become Uncle Tom's Cabin.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

There was another major change fans protested during the World Cup — the hydration breaks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

When other passengers asked if she was alright, Levy protested his innocence.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The government appears to be struggling to put them in a bracket, unlike when farmers protested agricultural reforms five years ago.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

You have protested masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in your neighborhoods.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

If she protested now, everyone would think she was trying to hide something.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

We bicker about them, but the majority of Americans aren’t in the streets protesting.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 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

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

The Morning Herald, sanctimonious as ever, editorialized: There is a proper course in protesting substandard housing, and Operation Breakthrough would have been well advised to have counseled the Edgemont Community Council to follow it.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson