activist
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Addressed to Burnham and the arts minister Lisa Nandy, the petition posted by activist group Good Law Project claimed Arday's death was "the direct, foreseeable and foreseen result of press harassment".
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
He said Abbott and social activist Misan Harriman were among those who gathered to offer support as they had also experienced "horrible media attention".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The controversy caused the company’s valuation to plunge and stirred up a longtime activist investor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“They’re switching to what they maybe think they can do. He switched to being an activist, is basically what it sounds like.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
And longtime congressman John Lewis, a veteran civil rights activist and moving spirit of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, denounced the ruling as a major blow to minorities in the United States.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
A lot of dyed-in-the-wool activists were turned off by the flippancy of AOC’s riposte, and even with my own recent grappling over the problematic emotional landscape of the movement, I can understand why.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
At one extreme, you’ve got activists calling for a pause of AI development, worried about the safety of such systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
They ran on these values, trusting unions and activists to back them at the ballot box.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The IDF said Qusra was a "closed military zone" and so Israeli civilians - who were among the activists - could not enter the area.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
For black activists like Mary Church Terrell, Ida B. Wells, and many others, it was impossible to separate one’s status as a woman from one’s status as an African American.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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