pickets

Example Sentences

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Collections were said to have been disrupted "due to industrial action by pickets" where police recently scaled down their presence.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

That’s the position workers promoted this week during pickets at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

The NUM sent protesters - known as flying pickets - to disrupt and pressure working miners.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024

While pickets lines seem to be everywhere this year, union membership rates have been declining for decades.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

Pauline was leaning idly on the fence, her arms resting on the crossrail between the pickets.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison