grassroots
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But it does let marketers test products in the wild, conduct grassroots consumer research and speak precisely to a ready-made target audience, proponents say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The golf industry is beginning to adapt to these pressures, but local golf courses must lead at the grassroots level.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
It started out as a small grassroots event held at the Legacy Centre in Newtown, Birmingham.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Comedian Tom Walker, who portrays the fictional journalist Jonathan Pie, said the government needs to recognise comedy "as an important cultural thing from grassroots to sitcoms on the BBC".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Many African American women joined these widespread clubs and participated in what amounted to a grassroots campaign to gain the vote.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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