activism
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The 68-year-old had been jailed in China several times for his activism, such as taking part in events to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The distinction, she said, is that the group is trying to do so through grassroots activism, not through big-money donors, and is focused on serving the everyday workers of L.A. and not special interests.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
On its surface, the controversy appears like absurd clickbait — a grown man breathlessly informing audiences that activists sometimes engage in activism.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Leiter is Israel's ambassador to the United States and a longtime ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and is well-versed in Israeli settler politics, conservative activism and hard-edged diplomacy.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
On accepting a job in the Rad Lab in 1941, however, he promised Lawrence not to embarrass the lab with labor activism or other causes.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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