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demonstration

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




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A robot that impresses in a demonstration still has to work reliably for enough hours to justify its price and upkeep.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The demonstration was broken up by police, an hour earlier than planned due to several "violations," a statement said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

A month ago, when OpenAI announced that one of its powerful internal models had cracked a notoriously difficult Millennium Prize Problem, it looked like the most spectacular demonstration yet of AI’s progress in mathematics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Intentionally or not, then, John’s ultimate choice to let Noah live and keep Kerry’s culpability in Hal’s death a secret is a demonstration of empathy’s bravery.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

I wondered if there had been this many people at the last demonstration I’d been at.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

Talks broke down on 4 October, prompting the start of the demonstrations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The incident sparked demonstrations across the city, including a Friday march from Foley Square to federal immigration offices in Manhattan.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach party posted a video of himself and fellow protest leaders being taken into custody on their arrival at New Delhi’s airport to join the demonstrations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Education minister Edouard Geffray made the offer in a television interview on Thursday evening, at the end of another day of sometimes violent demonstrations by high-school students.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

National Guardsmen, called out by the governor to quell demonstrations, surround a Vietnam War protester during the People's Park Riot in Berkeley, California, 1969.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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