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activist

[ak-tuh-vist] / ˈæk tə vɪst /
NOUN
abolitionist
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NOUN
propagandist
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NOUN
protestor
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Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg was in the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair, visiting the family of Awdeh Hathaleen, a prominent Palestinian activist and English teacher who was shot and killed by an Israeli settler last year.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Now, this new battle has prompted a lot of additional support, though Olsi still has the specificity of a long-committed activist.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

For an activist organizer, she had a low center of gravity.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Memorial group received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 -- months after Russia launched its offensive on Ukraine -- alongside jailed Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski and Ukraine's Centre for Civil Liberties.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

He was becoming an activist in his old age.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Olsi and his fellow activists have reasons to be hopeful that they might actually stop all this from happening.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

Israeli activists who support Palestinians shared videos showing various degrees of harassment by Hilltop Youth: standing uncomfortably close to Palestinians, staring, spitting, stopping cars and sitting on the hoods.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Some activists told the BBC that the referendum was a mere formality and claimed that 90% of registered voters did not take part.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Prosecutors said Wong and other activists had been lobbying on social media to get attention and support from abroad.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

C. P. Ellis’ ascent to power in the Ku Klux Klan paralleled Ann Atwater’s own steady climb through the ranks of community activists.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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