grassroots
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In each region he visited, Magyar energized a budding grassroots campaign by urging Hungarians to start organizing “citizen circles” made up of Tisza volunteers pushing for change.
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
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
He also encouraged comedy to "explore" whether it can introduce a voluntary ticket levy similar to music, which sees larger venues reinvest in the grassroots.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
He’d collaborated with grassroots leaders, everyday citizens, and elected officials, and almost miraculously it had yielded results.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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