occupy
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Former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said his officers were trained to de-escalate in such moments, such as the Occupy Wall Street protests of the early 2010s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
What they’ve learned, Pozner says, contrasts with a pre-cringe era “when social media was earnest” and people watched Occupy and the Arab Spring unfold on Twitter.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025
Occupy started on, of all days, a Saturday.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2025
It propelled a new generation of pro-democracy campaigners to prominence - such as Joshua Wong, then a 17-year-old student, and Benny Tai, a college professor, who called the movement Occupy Central.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024
I’ve barely been by the Hub because this garden work assignment puts me about as far from it as I can get, so I’ve only stolen a few glances at the Occupy encampment.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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