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protest

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




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Such a group — joined potentially by Anderson Cooper and the former producers who resigned in protest — could sell itself as carrying the true DNA of gold-standard television news.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Deepika Pandey Singh, a minister in the Jharkhand government, told the BBC that the state had begun investigating the allegations even before the current protest.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

At New Delhi's Jantar Mantar protest site, many students said they relied on social media and independent platforms.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

“What we didn’t realize was that the public can watch, but there’s no talking allowed,” Michael Lavina, a protest organizer and volunteer with the local chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, told me.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Yet the fact remains that ordinary Germans banded together to protest a Nazi policy.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

The protests also exposed a rapidly changing digital landscape, with protesters using social media to spread their message.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

Last month, the much larger protests in Delhi became one of the sharpest expressions of youth anger over examinations and jobs in recent years.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Union members and employee representatives last month held a series of protests against potential plant closures and job cuts, vowing to fight the overhaul plans.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Both had previously been sanctioned by the US Treasury Department following Cuba's 2021 anti-government protests.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Mustafa brushes off her protests and asks a man for “theen anar juice.”

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

The group, made of nearly 100,000 gamers, creators and developers, previously protested the acquisition by gathering outside EA’s Redwood City headquarters dressed as Sims in May.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 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

On Monday, people in Guernsey protested a proposed 3% GST which is due to be debated this week and, if approved, introduced from 2028.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

“Mila wasn’t the only one,” Annabel protested as she caught my eye.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

Residents in Gilroy, Calif., are protesting a $2 billion Amazon data center that was approved without public meetings or votes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Many Americans are out in the streets protesting and putting themselves on the line.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Those protesting against The Bell Hotel's use as asylum accommodation believe their action was, ultimately, a force for good.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

More than a thousand actors and producers sent an open letter protesting the merger in April.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

I wave to the security guard, who peers at me suspiciously as I rip the balloon off the vase, struggling to catch my breath, my lungs protesting all this running.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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