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protest

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




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While Wangchuk is not at the protest site any longer, many of the placards and posters have slogans about his fast and drawings of him.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Private security guards suppressed one protest, further sparking a succession of demonstrations.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The protest has stretched beyond memes and social media posts, tapping into widespread anger among the youth over lack of jobs and anxieties about their future.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

She balanced her phone against a railing, stepped back and filmed a quick "fit check" - a video showing off her outfit before the protest.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

It was considerate of her to keep my molding friend in her home for this long, and I felt too foolish to protest.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Smaller protests have also been held in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Goa.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

They also cited publications linked to the operation, notes and photographs related to the 2025 protests found on the defendants' devices, as well as alleged contacts with senior Angolan political figures.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Several works involve Native American protests over land rights.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Tech workers and activists have staged protests this month throughout the area, sounding the alarm that AI will become tougher to control as it grows more powerful.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

She tipped the forebear forward and we hurtled down some more, and whatever protests I was going to make died in my throat.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Inside parliament, meanwhile, the opening day of the monsoon session was repeatedly adjourned as opposition MPs protested over the alleged paper leak and other issues.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

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

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

When it was made legal for farmers to sell their produce directly, a popular story goes, a woman protested the high prices one farmer charged for vegetables that were much cheaper at the state stores.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Many South Pacific countries, with aid-dependent economies and indebted to Chinese banks for infrastructure loans, are reluctant to publicly criticise Beijing, although the Solomon Islands on Tuesday said it had protested over the missile firing.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

“That device I dropped was just a fake,” Joe protested.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Albanians have been protesting against the project for months, but it was when barbed wire appeared six weeks ago to mark out the boundaries of the complex that anger erupted.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

More than a thousand actors and producers sent an open letter protesting the merger in April.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

"When you have lightning less than three miles away that’s a mandatory evacuation," a US Secret Service officer said sternly to a family that was protesting.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Participants sought to draw attention to cases of missing persons in Guadalajara, stating they went missing after protesting Ternium’s iron ore mining activities.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

They’d go another round or two of protesting and insisting, until the relative would finally say, Come on.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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