protest against
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Having initially sat to protest against the plight of black people in the US, Kaepernick first knelt during the Star-Spangled Banner before his San Francisco 49ers team played a pre-season game.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
State Department counterparts to protest against Musk’s appearance and his incendiary language, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Whatever: This is what appeared in the Feb. 20, 1985 edition of the Oakland Tribune, quoting a UC Berkeley professor about a protest against immigration sweeps in the Bay Area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Movie star Susan Sarandon and "Hacks" actress Hannah Einbinder were among people detained by police in New York on Thursday as they moved in to break up a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu.
From Barron's
“If you really want winter sport,” the second official said, “you will go to the Engadine or to Miirren. I must protest against your being advised to go to Montreux for the winter sport.”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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