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protest

[proh-test, pruh-test, proh-test] / ˈproʊ tɛst, prəˈtɛst, ˈproʊ tɛst /




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Over the course of the protest, most of India's major opposition political parties, activists and many celebrities turned up to show solidarity.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Vallee said when she attended the “No Kings” protest, it was “jam-packed.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

“If every protest, every recording, every act of dissent opens us up to surveillance and retribution, privacy and free speech are at risk of collapse.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

At the Jantar Mantar protest site, student Sushmita, 20 said she felt the government dragged its feet on the issue for too long.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

At night, they rioted in protest of the trip through the desert.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

The protests gained global attention after activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk joined them on 28 June and began an indefinite hunger strike in support of their demands.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following mass youth-led protests over college entrance exam irregularities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

NEW DELHI—The leaders of India’s “Cockroach” protests said their supporters wouldn’t retreat even after an activist who galvanized the large-scale demonstrations ended a hunger strike on Friday after winning concessions from the government.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

A US review panel on Friday recommended loosening restrictions on all but one of a buzzy class of peptides, dismissing protests from medical experts who say none are well-studied enough to justify wide access.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

By Ellsberg’s own calculations, he was arrested at protests at least twenty-five times.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Inside parliament, meanwhile, the opening day of the monsoon session was repeatedly adjourned as opposition MPs protested over the alleged paper leak and other issues.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

You have protested masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in your neighborhoods.

From Slate Jul. 20, 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

“Oh yeah, tell that to Sleeping Beauty,” Mario protested teasingly.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Why are thousands protesting for education reform in India?

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

She was grateful to civilians for protesting to oust Syrsky.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

That didn’t stop members of Taiwan’s coffee community from protesting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Since early May, workers and Indigenous communities have been protesting Bolivia's worst economic crisis in decades and calling for center-right President Rodrigo Paz to resign.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.

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




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