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demonstration

[dem-uhn-stray-shuhn] / ˌdɛm ənˈstreɪ ʃən /




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Paris police said more than 3,000 people were stopped and checked by officers and 65 were arrested during the demonstration there.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

The device represents the first demonstration of a very thin, two-dimensional robot that can move from place to place using living muscle tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

In 2016, former American football player Colin Kaepernick sat down and later knelt on one knee during the anthem as a demonstration against police brutality and racism in the US.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Just as the organizers had hoped, the demonstration caught the attention of users on X and other social-media platforms, where some contrasted the relatively tame demonstration with the more chaotic protests unfolding in Europe.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Fuller knew that a demonstration under such emotional circumstances would end in violence.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

The unrest followed weeks of demonstrations by students campaigning for better learning conditions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The arrests occurred as violence broke out on the margins of mass demonstrations in major cities on Saturday over the high cost of living.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Around 550,000 people took part in last weekend's demonstrations against rising fuel prices and the cost of living, with frustrations escalating after weeks of student protests.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Officials have acknowledged underestimating the scale of the demonstrations and deploying police forces that were too static to contain the unrest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

As a coast-to-coast call went out for even more demonstrations, he worried: Would this tragedy become the cause of scores of others?

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge


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