picket line
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Matching the level of support at Wimbledon in 1973 will take some doing because, as in any workplace, there will be players prepared to cross a metaphorical picket line outside the entrance to Centre Court.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“Support sometimes manifests as a ‘sympathy strike’ or ‘solidarity action,’ such as when Teamsters refuse to cross a picket line and logistics are disrupted,” Koonse added.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
A year after his appearance in Hazard, he traveled to southwest Virginia and stood on the picket line in solidarity with the striking miners.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
Some 4,200 nurses on strike at New York-Presbyterian are not covered by the deal and will stay on the picket line.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
One suffragist spoke for many when she later explained how tedious the long hours on the picket line often were.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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