pickets
Example Sentences
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The city council said it had suspended collections across the city for the day due to the "mass pickets and protests" across its depots.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
While some earlier protests did turn violent, she wrote, recent pickets outside Portland’s ICE headquarters have featured lawn chairs and low energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
On pickets, speeches captured the dark but defiant mood.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
After months of stalled negotiations, pickets, strike threats and mounting financial uncertainty, PCC Community Markets has reached a tentative labor deal with its about 1,600 unionized hourly workers, both sides said Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
Buford’s pickets saw the dawn come high in the sky, a gray blush, a bleak rose.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
