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walkout

noun as in demonstration

noun as in job action

noun as in sit-down strike

noun as in work stoppage

Strongest match

verb as in demonstrate

Strongest matches

Weak matches

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The walkout, which began in small numbers in October, has now grown to around 200 workers at the port -- Bangladesh's main trade gateway and a vital hub in the global garment supply chain.

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San Francisco has experienced anti-Israel walkouts in 10 high schools, organized by an advocacy group with access to student addresses.

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More than 3,000 workers in two of its US defence units walked out in August, while last year, a walkout by around 30,000 passenger plane workers ended after seven weeks.

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The Home Office said operations continued as normal despite the walkout on Thursday.

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The BMA and the government have been in dialogue throughout the summer and early autumn since the last walkout at the end of July, but talks broke down earlier this month.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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