protest
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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
Sunday's protest was organised by relatives of victims, local businesses, civil society groups and the Catholic church.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
He said the group would be picking up litter during the protest.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Here’s a recent Associated Press headline: “Lyft and Uber drivers protest Waymo robotaxis.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
I opened my mouth to protest, but I had not one word at my disposal.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has an AI data center reporting website with 9,580 locations—suitable for finding protests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
He also was a political activist who took part in protests against Myanmar’s military in 1988.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
In mid-August, protests erupted in Barinas and Valencia, the country's third-largest city, as well as oil industry hub Maracaibo.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
The powers will apply to anyone involved in protests within a map area designated by police between 10:00 BST Saturday and 10:00 Sunday.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
We do not believe that Watts and Newark are the answers....But unheard protests lead to frustration and the accidents that have created difficulties in other cities.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
At this point, even pacifying the thousands of fans who protested against the club's ownership before the Old Trafford defeat by 10-man City looks beyond them.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“I don’t believe that’s why we didn’t play well enough, I really don’t,” protested McVay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Workers and retirees in the telecommunications, oil and teaching sectors have protested deteriorating living conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
As they waited, dozens of people protested the disappearance of eight fishermen between January and March, which family members and the NGO Human Rights Watch blame on US military personnel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
“I didn’t do it! He’s just clumsy,” Garth protested when Mrs. Brisbane angrily scolded him.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
Let’s see Erin Brockovich, or Julia Roberts for that matter, protesting in a spacesuit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
He was expelled from Prairie View A&M University in 1971 after protesting against the expulsion of the editor of the student newspaper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
On the ground, though, the people protesting in Albania are against something much bigger.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 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
Or he would tell her about politics: what the Igbo Union was organizing, protesting, discussing.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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