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
Right to Roam co-director Nadia Shaikh said they hoped the protest would get Burnham's attention.
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
This howl of protest came from the window.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
The club declined to comment on the protests.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
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
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
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
For many of the men running the war, the growing protests hit uncomfortably close to home.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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
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
Dozens of students and local activists briefly protested outside the event, adding to a wave of pushback against the build-out of data centers powering AI across the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
No wonder disgusted fans have protested both inside and outside Angel Stadium all summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Dicey turned her head and a muscle protested all the way down her back.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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
His potential problem is that Venezuela has a population of nearly 30 million people who believe they are citizens of a sovereign country, and they are already protesting this deal furiously.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
After Petey left, dragging the people of Bone Gap with her—including a vigorously protesting Jonas Apple, who wanted statements, damn it—Finn went to his room to check on the Kittens.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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