protest
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“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
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
On the way, Lobga lamented that he was missing an important protest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The satirical piece of protest art originally appeared on the National Mall three weeks ago, and later moved to Foley Square in Lower Manhattan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
I wanted to argue with her; I wanted to protest that we had our parents, too.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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The international furor over Floyd’s death sparked nationwide protests and briefly mainstreamed the Movement for Black Lives.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
South Korean police raided the Starbucks national headquarters Wednesday, the chain's local operator told AFP, following allegations an advertising campaign defamed activists slain in 1980 pro-democracy protests.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The latest allegations circulated days before a $1,500-a-seat Los Angeles residency was set to begin, triggering boycott campaigns on social media, protests and the withdrawal of major sponsorships from Blackbird, Resy and American Express.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Their videos lasted only a few seconds: lip-syncs, sarcastic reels and jokes filmed on the way to protests.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
In 1963 alone, another fifteen thousand were imprisoned, and one thousand desegregation protests occurred across the region, in more than one hundred cities.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Over 100 artists have protested Hinterhäuser’s removal, including two Nobel Prize laureates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
You have protested masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in your neighborhoods.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 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
Last week management at the 10-brand group began what could be a long and tough process of thrashing out job cuts in talks with the supervisory board as workers protested at plants nationwide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
“It is an albatross ’round my neck!” he protested, but he also did as he was told.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Many Americans are out in the streets protesting and putting themselves on the line.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Separately, more than 2,000 people are facing potential trial for protesting against the ban by declaring their support for a proscribed terrorism group in mass demonstrations.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 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
Or he thought I was protesting because I thought I had to.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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