activist
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Otherwise, he said, he feared the takeover of the company by activist investors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
An Oakland-based musician and activist, Riley was confident enough in his identity that he couldn’t be knocked off course.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Parks, in fact, was a longtime activist with the NAACP.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Wendy’s shares have declined 65% over the past three years, leaving the company increasingly vulnerable to activist pressure.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
And longtime congressman John Lewis, a veteran civil rights activist and moving spirit of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, denounced the ruling as a major blow to minorities in the United States.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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