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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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André, who is Black, has long been a vocal social and cultural activist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“This is not a surprising thing in India,” said Amrita Johri, an activist who has brought a legal challenge to the process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Among possible laureates this year are a joint prize to Save the Children and Mykola Kuleba, a Ukrainian children's rights activist campaigning for the return of Ukrainian children illegally taken to Russia from occupied territories.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Older debtors are the fastest-growing demographic of debtors,” said Eleni Schirmer, an organizer with the Debt Collective debtor activist organization, who is writing a book on the rise of aging borrowers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

She missed her activist friends and the cultural stimulation of the city.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

South Korean activists campaigning for workplace safety in the nation's booming semiconductor industry called on the government on Wednesday to recognise the cancer diagnoses of three former SK hynix employees as work-related illnesses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

On Monday, activists vandalized the entrance to Day Hall, home to Kotlikoff’s office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

But activists said that this reliance on verbal testimony meant the police failed to recognise residents with greater communication difficulties as victims.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Medical organisations and rights activists are planning protests on Thursday outside some 30 hospitals as well as Palantir's London headquarters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Walter’s house in Orlando was a mecca for activists and ANC members.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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