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On Saturday, the situation spiraled out of control as more than a half-million people nationwide turned out to protest the cost of living.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

On Saturday, their numbers were bolstered by trade union members and other protest groups.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

On Saturday the protests spread to trade unions and members of the yellow-vest protest movement, becoming a locus of broader discontent over the state of France’s public services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Dipke, 31, was detained on Friday in New Delhi as he headed to join a rally that the CJP protest movement had called in the capital's central Connaught Place district.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

I nuzzled Fig’s belly as his entire body pulled away in protest.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

France is not even unique with student-led protests – with 26 of them popping up this year, from India to the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Swiss franc rose to a three-month high against the euro as worries over French protests and fiscal risks weigh on the single currency and boost safe-haven demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

But this weekend he participated in protests in Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Read more about the day of protests across France.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

And I’ve seen videos of protests too, and sometimes they do get really loud and scary.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

Hundreds of thousands of students have protested in recent weeks over staff shortages and dilapidated facilities in the country's lycées - secondary schools attended by 15 to 18-year-olds.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

A few dozen protested outside a high school in central Marseille.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

As Cunningham protested the call, Wilson walked over to a Fever fan who had been standing in front of his seat in the second row behind the basket and pointing in Wilson’s direction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Dan McSweeney, program director of the Morningside Heights Community Coalition, said his neighborhood advocacy group, which has already protested five times outside Columbia’s gates over the matter, is planning another demonstration this October.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“The sentiment that you have attributed to me in your letter to Dr. Priestley I totally disclaim,” Adams protested, “and I demand in the French sense of the word demand of you the proof.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

There are so many ways to make societal shifts, whether that’s writing to your officials or protesting or creating art that is challenging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

France readied on Tuesday for fresh nationwide demonstrations supporting students who have been protesting poor classroom conditions for weeks, with authorities and participants wary of further violence.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Eileen Coyne, a Jackson supporter who was also out protesting, agreed.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Students, their parents and unions are protesting across France, demanding better investment in high schools.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Crepuscule’s crew protesting the proximity of the sick, we have dragged the pallets of the afflicted fore.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson