protesting
Example Sentences
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We bicker about them, but the majority of Americans aren’t in the streets protesting.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The family of the couple said they had been protesting against how they and other prisoners were being treated.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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
She was grateful to civilians for protesting to oust Syrsky.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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