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activism

[ak-tuh-viz-uhm] / ˈæk təˌvɪz əm /


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We will employ activism as a risk-management tool to mitigate the downside that such unfriendliness can create.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

In many industries, activism can create value by cutting waste, improving governance or forcing management to focus on underperforming assets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The Black struggle for voting rights perhaps best exemplifies how Black activism was critical to the formation of the Reconstruction Amendments.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

"What's key about Winifred is that her experience with prejudice, both racial and gendered, is that she factored it into her own activism," says Springer.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, Moore combined pastoral duties with social activism.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson



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