pickets

Example Sentences

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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

A West Midlands Police spokesperson said officers were still sent to pickets but did not explain why they reduced the number while the city council said it was warned of the move just hours beforehand.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

That seemed excessive, to have them confined to short pickets for all that time.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen