protest
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The ban is also imposed on very small weekly parades from the church in protest, which stop at a police line at a distance from Garvaghy Road.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
More than 50 Eaton fire survivors showed up to protest in front of the governor’s mansion on Monday night in Sacramento, where Newsom was holding an event for legislators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
As 1931 dragged on and they remained imprisoned without trial, the couple resorted to a hunger strike in protest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A coalition of religious and interfaith groups led by Washington-based Indian American Muslim Council intends to protest Saturday’s event and has a van with video monitors plying Manhattan streets denouncing it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Wait now, I didn’t—” The caller begins to protest, but he’s too late; I’m already jamming the other end of the cord into the corresponding jack for the telephone number.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Ravalomanana was removed as Senate president in October, shortly after the protests, and was arrested at his home in December after failing to respond to a summons from the gendarmerie.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But the presence of Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov prompted protests from European officials, who objected to appearing in a traditional "family photo" with him.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Glenn’s death prompted outrage and protests in 2015, and then-LAPD Chief Charlie Beck called on prosecutors to file manslaughter charges against Proctor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Kriti Yadav, a 21-year-old zoology student, said most of the criticism voiced at the protests was over Modi’s performance, not personal attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
For all the attention Daisy paid to my protests, I may as well have been talking to a post oak stump.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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Pearl Jam protested the practices of Columbia House, and the bum deal it gave artists, but made little headway as the club boomed to 16 million members in the 1990s.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
“But I’m just finishing up,” Dan protested, now deflated.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
The group, made of nearly 100,000 gamers, creators and developers, previously protested the acquisition by gathering outside EA’s Redwood City headquarters dressed as Sims in May.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Inside parliament, meanwhile, the opening day of the monsoon session was repeatedly adjourned as opposition MPs protested over the alleged paper leak and other issues.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Mila wasn’t the only one,” Annabel protested as she caught my eye.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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Because data centers are a local and state issue, citizens are finding they have real leverage in protesting their construction.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
We bicker about them, but the majority of Americans aren’t in the streets protesting.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Mountains of garbage line Havana’s streets, some set ablaze by residents protesting their living conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some men have gone to prison for protesting the ban.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
They got their medals taken away for protesting.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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