grassroots movement
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“It’s a huge, huge win for a grassroots movement that never raised a dollar and just hammered the truth,” Linas said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The Russian Federation of Hobby Horsing, which organized the competition, says on its website that the discipline comes from Finland and that it’s more of a grassroots movement rather than a professional sport.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024
You saw the emergence of a popular grassroots movement that was opposed to the free circulation of opioids, and that was effective.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024
Alsynov was a leader of Bashkort, a grassroots movement set up to preserve the ethnic identity of the Bashkirs which was banned as extremist in 2020.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024
As public attention shifted from the streets to the courtroom, the extraordinary grassroots movement that made civil rights legislation possible faded from public view.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
