activism
Example Sentences
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Unlike some novelty candidates, Harvey insists there is a serious point to his activism.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Call it social justice or activism or whatever, those are just containers for the actual daily work that we do to survive and thrive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
So when India's Supreme Court declared in June that the right to walk safely on designated footpaths was a fundamental right, external, it felt less like judicial activism than common sense arriving decades late.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Liuzzo family was harassed for their mother’s activism even after her death, but the event galvanized activists all over the country, becoming one impetus for Congress to finally pass the landmark 1965 legislation.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
In the 1950s and 1960s, civil rights activism and new federal laws inspired the same resistance to racial progress and once again led to a spike in the use of Confederate imagery.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing activism
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