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protest

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




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In Brussels for European Union talks, he added the right to protest went hand in hand with "respect for people and property".

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Five months of peaceful protest had been "met with humiliation, ridicule, mockery," complained one young woman called Livia.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Her students have taken to singing La Marseillaise, the French national anthem, in protest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Just eight days before the vigil, Almontaser had publicly endorsed Mamdani’s new strategy to combat antisemitism—the same initiative that had helped provoke the student protest.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

“But there’s no way it would work out,” I protest.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

When their matriarch convinces the family to embark on a bucket-list road trip around the island, old family secrets surface as the 2019 protests following Hurricane Maria unfold around them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

An overlap between the two sets of protests may well have occurred, even though flamingo leaders have not publicly stated so and no representative of the student movement has come forward.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Political commentator Ajoy Bose said the government was caught between a "rock and hard place" while seeking to prevent a repeat of the massive CJP protests in July.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

"Until yesterday, this was the office of the College of Europe, the school of a united Europe," he said in the video -- his first public comments since the protests began.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The hot spring that began in Orangeburg stretched into another hot summer, with angry protests flaring up both in the black community and before various city bodies.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Some protested specific projects, notably the World Bank-backed Pak Mun dam, a hydropower project completed in 1994 that fishing communities say damaged their livelihoods.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

A few dozen protested outside a high school in central Marseille.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Survivors, students and advocates rallied and protested in communities and on college campuses across more than 40 states.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The next morning, she protested her neighbor for the first time, grabbing a sign that said “Justice for All” and paddling back and forth in front of his home, hoping he would see.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

“I didn’t do it! He’s just clumsy,” Garth protested when Mrs. Brisbane angrily scolded him.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

There are so many ways to make societal shifts, whether that’s writing to your officials or protesting or creating art that is challenging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Eileen Coyne, a Jackson supporter who was also out protesting, agreed.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Back in 1986, in Washington DC, protesting teachers lined the streets outside a convention centre.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The 37-year-old was protesting on Tuesday to "demand our rights" and to have a wage raise "just like other public-sector employees whose salaries were increased".

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Mia could see there was no point in protesting, that protesting, in fact, would only make things worse and lead to ill will.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng


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