protesting

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If we’re all so susceptible to social influence—to quitting smoking when our friends do, getting into solar when our neighbors do, voting and protesting when our roommates do—then we’re all also purveyors of social influence.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Five weeks ago, Becerra and other candidates of color were protesting their exclusion from a USC debate because they were all polling so low.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Students and graduates are now protesting under a campaign, Fund Future Midwives UK, with demonstrations already held in Norwich, Manchester and Birmingham.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“I think protesting, I think sharing information, I think doing podcasts like this, that needs to come way before we even consider that.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“I have not seen Jefferson,” he wrote Monroe in code, “and have thought it best to present him no opportunity of protesting to his friend against being embarked on this contest.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis