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demonstration

[dem-uhn-strey-shuhn] / ˌdɛm ənˈstreɪ ʃən /




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It turned out to be an extraordinarily effective — but expensive — demonstration of why due process exists.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Seoul considers the annual exercises with the US core to the alliance and a demonstration of US commitment to defend it against Pyongyang.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Weeks earlier, the Army test fired a Tomahawk missile, with a range of up to about 1,200 miles, from the island of Leyte, in another demonstration of might aimed at Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

It is also a live demonstration of Dixon’s argument: When the rules change midstream, confusion does not merely accompany the process.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Irene completed her demonstration, then spotted her brother.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

The demonstrations posed the first serious challenge to the rule of Erdogan, who was Turkey's dominant prime minister at the time and became its directly elected president the following year.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Zhu was Shanghai mayor in 1989, when he made a practical public appeal to diffuse Tiananmen Square-like demonstrations in the business-minded city.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Catholic sisters are playing a key role among clergy and other religious leaders who have been organizing demonstrations and vigils at ICE field offices and processing centers in places like Chicago, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

The demonstrations will additionally evaluate key avionics and power capabilities needed for future operations.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Students at that black school had been protesting since February 5 a segregated bowling alley in town, with demonstrations growing in size and intensity over the next few days.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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