picket
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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
But given union statements of solidarity, it seems likely the three would honor one another’s picket lines.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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
Much like Hogan’s mansion—which occupies three stories—the cottage property backs right onto the beach, with a charming white picket fence added to separate the dwelling from the publicly accessible area.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
The two barriers—the picket fence and the magical thicket—loom ominously over the land.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing picket
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