protested
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She recalled that her grandmother protested as a dentistry student in 1968 and her aunt, an architecture student, took part in demonstrations in the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The Mothers of East L.A. organized and protested and lobbied, and put the brakes on plans for a state prison in their midst, and created a template for community power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Management says the outlets will maintain professional standards but journalists from Nova, N1 and other Adria-owned portals have protested "for the survival of the media".
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
Ann was soon a power to be reckoned with at City Hall, at the DSS offices a few blocks away, at the public housing projects, and wherever poor black people protested unfair treatment.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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