protest

Example Sentences

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China has lodged heated protests and issued warnings to its citizens to avoid travel to Japan.

From BBC

In Mumbai, the financial capital, citizens staged a rare protest against worsening pothole problem, as clogged sewage lines dumped garbage onto flooded roads during the extended monsoon.

From BBC

And, as if in protest of her famed beauty, Bardot happily allowed herself to age naturally.

From Los Angeles Times

"The goal is to turn the support gained through protests into votes and an electoral victory," he said.

From Barron's

She became a vegetarian, and in 2013 even threatened to apply for Russian citizenship in protest against plans to kill two sick elephants in a French zoo.

From BBC