protest
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The students were traveling from Guerrero state to a protest in Mexico City.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
After the rally wrapped up, some activists set up a protest camp in city centre's Plaze de Sol square, the union said in a statement, urging people to gather there.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
I expected a response of startlement or protest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
At about 20:30, the demonstrators left the Gosport protest.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Before I can protest further, the photographer flags down Mr. Andrews.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Hamza El Kharroubi, 29, was briefly arrested during the protests.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Cheng, the KMT chairwoman, got her start as a student activist in pro-democracy protests against the KMT, advocating Taiwanese independence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The rise in global gas prices has sparked protests around the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The mass deaths caused an outcry and sparked protests, including attacks on public buildings, as relatives and locals demanded answers.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“But she has so much more sleeve to hide things up,” he protests.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
At this point, even pacifying the thousands of fans who protested against the club's ownership before the Old Trafford defeat by 10-man City looks beyond them.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Irish President Catherine Connolly, a longtime critic of Trump who protested his previous presidential visit in 2019, met privately with the president Saturday.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
On Thursday, 120 taxi drivers in the eastern province of Kerman protested a cut in their allocation of subsidized fuel, according to the Union of Truckers and Drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“I don’t believe that’s why we didn’t play well enough, I really don’t,” protested McVay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Oh, Amy, you don’t have to,” Mrs. Ames protested.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
At a press conference at the time, he also said that Palestinian supporters still had the option of protesting during Netanyahu’s visit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Piddington locals are protesting plans to move 1,250 men into a former army barracks near the tiny town of 350 people, the paper reports.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
On the ground, though, the people protesting in Albania are against something much bigger.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
She has obtained more than 2,200 signatures on an online petition protesting its relocation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
After a balmy first day of protesting, a bitterly cold wind blew in.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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