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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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The company faced an activist investor this past spring pushing for the spinoff or shutdown of the smartglasses work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

“Economic opportunity translates to power. … At the end of the day, you can’t be a political activist if you can’t afford food.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Before the election, I met with political activist Reem Hazzan as she was working on last-ditch canvassing for a party called Hadash.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

McAfee alluded to the shooting death of Kirk, the conservative activist who was killed in September 2025 during a speaking event on Utah Valley University, about 40 miles from the Utah campus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

To define yourself as an activist, an artist, an individual.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

The protest movement, which brings together Yellow Vest activists, trade unions, and high school and university students, initially focused on the rising cost of living, inequality, and deteriorating learning conditions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Someone in the area can be heard using whistles, a tool that some activists have employed to alert people when ICE is in the area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Dozens of young activists have fled into exile to avoid being jailed.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

By the early hours of Wednesday morning, party activists, Likud lawmakers and senior ministers began pouring into the convention center ahead of Netanyahu’s speech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Then I say, “Maybe we can also highlight women activists and artists that people may not know.”

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan


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