demonstration
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It turned out to be an extraordinarily effective — but expensive — demonstration of why due process exists.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Weeks earlier, the Army test fired a Tomahawk missile, with a range of up to about 1,200 miles, from the island of Leyte, in another demonstration of might aimed at Beijing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
It is also a live demonstration of Dixon’s argument: When the rules change midstream, confusion does not merely accompany the process.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
The attacks on Monday sparked a demonstration in nearby Kurdish-majority Qamishli, where an AFP correspondent saw angry protesters try to break into the security forces' headquarters, with Syrian officers pushing them back.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
I kept an eye on Orlick after that night, and, whenever circumstances were favourable to his dancing at Biddy, got before him to obscure that demonstration.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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However, the protesters say they will not call off demonstrations until India's premier investigative agency begins probing alleged malpractices in other recruitment exams.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Zhu was Shanghai mayor in 1989, when he made a practical public appeal to diffuse Tiananmen Square-like demonstrations in the business-minded city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Catholic sisters are playing a key role among clergy and other religious leaders who have been organizing demonstrations and vigils at ICE field offices and processing centers in places like Chicago, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
The first demonstrations will evaluate systems designed to survive the lunar night and other harsh conditions, including periods spent in shadow for multiple days.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
He’d been doing it right in front of me my whole life, but I’d never fully realized how much work he did to get these demonstrations going.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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