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
The protest involved dozens of people walking on public footpaths and then going through a gap in the metal fencing around the site to access the private land.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Ned Ludd was the fabled hero of the early-19th-century Luddites, who smashed stocking frames—knitting machines for socks—and burned factories to protest job-destroying technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The protest was organized by the Catholic Church along with business leaders and families of missing persons.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Jack started to protest the “friend” part too, but May reached over and put a hand on his arm to calm him.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Farmers have held tractor protests in parts of the country over the last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
I must have missed their protests against almonds and golf courses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
But a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong in 2020 after huge pro-democracy protests has stymied dissent in the financial hub.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
As the legal wheels have been turning in the background, those campaigning to free Letby have redoubled their efforts, with protests and websites dedicated to her cause.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“That’s ridiculous,” I said, but my complaint was drowned out by the growing protests of the caravan.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Workers and retirees in the telecommunications, oil and teaching sectors have protested deteriorating living conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Tung era reached low points in July 2003 when 500,000 people protested against restrictive anti-subversion laws proposed by China, and again a year later when about the same number rallied for democracy.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Multiple charities protested what they said amounted to a “social cleansing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
She spoke out for the legalisation of abortion, same-sex marriage, and equal rights and pay for women, and protested against the death penalty and female genital mutilation.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
From inside the house, a voice protested loudly.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
On the ground, though, the people protesting in Albania are against something much bigger.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
She has obtained more than 2,200 signatures on an online petition protesting its relocation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
In a reflection of public concern, the meeting on the campus of University of North Carolina was met with about 100 to 200 people protesting AI's fast development.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 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
Over the Humbug’s strenuous objections, Milo and Tock decided to swim, and, protesting loudly, the bug was dragged along with them toward the sea.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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