protest
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Glenn participated in a protest organized by Stop the AI Race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Tens of thousands of young men and women had turned up for Monday's protest and tried to march on parliament, defying a police ban.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Hundreds of protesters remained camped at the Jantar Mantar protest site on Tuesday, many of them calling for wider changes in the education system.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Japan lodged a diplomatic protest with China, noting the drill “could pose a danger to the navigation of nearby vessels,” Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, Minoru Kihara, said on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The mother began to protest, but the child pleaded, “It matches my shoes! I’ll wash it a hundred times!”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Tech workers and activists have staged protests this month throughout the area, sounding the alarm that AI will become tougher to control as it grows more powerful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
His dismissal comes just days after the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov - a move that triggered street protests across the country.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard has defended the bill as necessary to address discontent among farmers after protests this winter.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The move followed days of street protests over Gen. Oleksandr Syrskiy’s handling of the conflict with Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
It educates, creates the status quo, and also protests against it.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
You have protested masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in your neighborhoods.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
On Monday, people in Guernsey protested a proposed 3% GST which is due to be debated this week and, if approved, introduced from 2028.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Last week management at the 10-brand group began what could be a long and tough process of thrashing out job cuts in talks with the supervisory board as workers protested at plants nationwide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Belgium has protested the decision, and a hearing is scheduled for Monday to determine whether Balogun’s reinstatement will stand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
“But I am not a little girl,” Eilonwy protested.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
The CJP is mostly protesting over issues they have with India's education system.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
That didn’t stop members of Taiwan’s coffee community from protesting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
They were protesting against proposed measures including unpaid increases in weekly working hours and cuts to benefits, according to IG Metall.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Participants sought to draw attention to cases of missing persons in Guadalajara, stating they went missing after protesting Ternium’s iron ore mining activities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
President Wilson was growing tired of the protests, and he asked the press to limit coverage of the protesting suffragists.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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