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protest

[proh-test, pruh-test, proh-test] / ˈproʊ tɛst, prəˈtɛst, ˈproʊ tɛst /




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Shaw has showed up at track meets to protest Hernandez’s participation — which Hernandez’s mother has called threatening.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Among residents attending the protest was Alan Brown, from Westhoughton, who said big housing developments ruined people's quality of life, while having access to open green spaces "makes your life worth living".

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Ned Ludd was the fabled hero of the early-19th-century Luddites, who smashed stocking frames—knitting machines for socks—and burned factories to protest job-destroying technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

The protest was organized by the Catholic Church along with business leaders and families of missing persons.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

“But you told me to call her,” I protest.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Xi's visit was the target of protests by dozens of Tibetans in New Delhi, exiles like their Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, who has lived in India since fleeing a Chinese crackdown in 1959.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

I must have missed their protests against almonds and golf courses.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Prosecutor Lucy Paddick told the court he was accused of throwing a bottle towards a police line during the protests.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Officers earlier said the powers were aimed at preventing violence, intimidation and disorder following protests in the city over the past week.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Sometimes Ruby sneaks away, but she hasn’t done that lately—not since the protests against the Manor began.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

On Thursday, 120 taxi drivers in the eastern province of Kerman protested a cut in their allocation of subsidized fuel, according to the Union of Truckers and Drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

The Tung era reached low points in July 2003 when 500,000 people protested against restrictive anti-subversion laws proposed by China, and again a year later when about the same number rallied for democracy.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

No wonder disgusted fans have protested both inside and outside Angel Stadium all summer.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Attiah, meanwhile, gained more than 10,000 new subscribers on Substack the day after announcing she had been fired and protested her dismissal by posing for a photoshoot outside the paper’s headquarters.

From Salon Aug. 25, 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

On the ground, though, the people protesting in Albania are against something much bigger.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

She has obtained more than 2,200 signatures on an online petition protesting its relocation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

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

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 members of the class, protesting that their families did not subscribe to the Voice, demanded to know what the article said.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary




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