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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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Companies with activist investors offer potential for strategic change.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

An activist investor has built a stake in a Japanese company it says has a lucrative monopoly on a material vital to artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Since then, the actor has become a staunch activist for Parkinson’s research, launching his eponymous foundation in 2000.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Phillips said she had written to Lindo, Jordan and Sinners co-star Wunmi Mosaku, as well as Tourette's activist John Davidson, to "apologise directly".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Axel’s research caught the attention of Jeremy Rifkin, an author and activist who was deeply involved in a growing public debate over whether scientists should alter DNA.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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