protest
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Then there are those people showing up at city halls in communities across the country to protest the construction of data centers crucial for AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
City council meetings in which citizens swarm to protest paying for the cameras are the new must-see TV.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 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
Before I could protest, the entire wad dissolved.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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 protests, which culminated in the resignation last month of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, exposed deep frustration among young Indians over access to jobs and educational opportunities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
There have been protests in Piddington, Oxfordshire, over plans to house more than 1,000 asylum seekers at a site near the village.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Just like with the dishes, Dad protests for a moment, then gives in.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
“But I’m just finishing up,” Dan protested, now deflated.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Already on Thursday, around a thousand people protested Fedorov's removal in Kyiv and there were protests too in other cities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Hundreds of people protested in Biddeford on Tuesday over the killing Monday of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Others have also protested, including more than a thousand actors and producers who signed an open letter in April railing against the merger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The army now protested that it had never actually surrendered but had simply agreed to a cease-fire, and at the time of the armistice was still in possession of vast conquered territories.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
We bicker about them, but the majority of Americans aren’t in the streets protesting.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Some men have gone to prison for protesting the ban.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 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
Tables were pulled out of the way with protesting groans, making a space for the men to spar.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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