protest
Example Sentences
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The leader of a council where elections have been postponed said members who triggered by-elections in protest at the move would be wasting taxpayers' money.
From BBC
“You have your First Amendment rights. I support that. You have the right to protest. I’m just asking to keep it peaceful,” Homan said Thursday.
There were protests as the government introduced austerity measures to try to balance the books.
From BBC
We are doing socially conscious music, some protest songs, and that is what I’m taking around the world.
From Los Angeles Times
He said that the declining numbers were proof that a depleted department, stretched thin by low recruitment numbers and recent protests and wildfires, was still performing admirably.
From Los Angeles Times
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