pickets

Example Sentences

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However, Seifert believes support they are receiving from mega pickets and other union groups could be encouraging them to continue striking.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

While some earlier protests did turn violent, she wrote, recent pickets outside Portland’s ICE headquarters have featured lawn chairs and low energy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

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

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

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

All of our drills and our fatigue duties are transacted under the insolent glare of rebel pickets.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson