protest
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It is unclear what methods police used to break up the protest.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
At a pro-government rally, he also wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the symbol of the protest movement -- a pink flamingo, an animal that nests near the proposed hotel development.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Proudly, he informs the class that the protest that Didion derides led to the establishment of the first ethnic studies department in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Speaking on the same programme, Lockhart said that when she arrived in Scarva on Saturday "the police had blocked bridge, which was a designated area for the protest to take place".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Every Sunday morning, our congregation would pray for the safety of our leaders, and for these courageous children and their families engaging in sit-ins and other direct forms of protest.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing protest
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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