protest
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Hundreds of fishermen blocked oil depots in southern France for several days to protest against rising fuel prices and deteriorating working conditions, ahead of a presidential election next year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The rapper has channeled his views on the conflict into his music, releasing his protest song “Hind’s Hall” in May 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
One of the leaders of that protest has promised to bring demonstrations to Piddington if the military site opens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Supporters of Georgescu had spread messages about the protest ahead of it on social media, asking people to join.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The legal aid division of the Baton Rouge Bar Association intervenes on her behalf, and Joey’s many supporters flood government offices in protest.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Green Gen's proposals have previously sparked protests and legal action, as well as a pledge from the Plaid Cymru-led Welsh government to prohibit the use of large-scale steel pylons.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Germany's powerful IG Metall union has organised nationwide protests outside car plants and suppliers next Monday to demand Berlin does more to protect the auto industry.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Our school shut down amid protests and hostility.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
He also projected an edited version of his “Hind’s Hall” music video, which features footage of pro-Palestinian college encampments and protests and military strikes in Gaza.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
She bent down and scooped Anat up, ignoring whatever protests she managed in her coughing fit.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Irish President Catherine Connolly, a longtime critic of Trump who protested his previous presidential visit in 2019, met privately with the president Saturday.
From Salon ● 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
On Thursday, 120 taxi drivers in the eastern province of Kerman protested a cut in their allocation of subsidized fuel, according to the Union of Truckers and Drivers.
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
“Oh, Amy, you don’t have to,” Mrs. Ames protested.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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
But the protesting families, most of whom earn a living from daily wage work, say they have farmed the land for generations.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
I bite my lip to stop myself from protesting.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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