protest
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To his surprise, the video struck a nerve, and before long Mawarire was leading a protest movement of 12 million people.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
She didn’t protest; she simply sang what she wanted anyway: classical favorites such as Schubert’s “Ave Maria” and spirituals including “Heav’n, Heav’n.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Fishermen on Thursday blocked the entrance to two ports and a petrol depot in southern France in protest at rising fuel prices linked to the US-Iran war.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The rapper has channeled his views on the conflict into his music, releasing his protest song “Hind’s Hall” in May 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Hord shouted a protest, but Fin-Kedinn silenced him with a glance.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Before they joined the street protests, Taraneh and Romina weren’t especially political.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
She said Third Act co-sponsors protests at Dodger Stadium, and she and others planned to meet at Vin Scully Avenue and Stadium Way for Sunday’s game against the San Francisco Giants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Green Gen's proposals have previously sparked protests and legal action, as well as a pledge from the Plaid Cymru-led Welsh government to prohibit the use of large-scale steel pylons.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Our school shut down amid protests and hostility.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
For many of the men running the war, the growing protests hit uncomfortably close to home.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Asheville has backed reparations for slavery, protested Immigration and Customs Enforcement and banned discrimination based on gender identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Romanian shepherds also protested in front of the government earlier this year at the end of July.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
At this point, even pacifying the thousands of fans who protested against the club's ownership before the Old Trafford defeat by 10-man City looks beyond them.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Irish President Catherine Connolly, a longtime critic of Trump who protested his previous presidential visit in 2019, met privately with the president Saturday.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Oh, Amy, you don’t have to,” Mrs. Ames protested.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
Local residents are organizing, protesting and digging through records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
On the ground, though, the people protesting in Albania are against something much bigger.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
She has obtained more than 2,200 signatures on an online petition protesting its relocation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
In a reflection of public concern, the meeting on the campus of University of North Carolina was met with about 100 to 200 people protesting AI's fast development.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Mia could see there was no point in protesting, that protesting, in fact, would only make things worse and lead to ill will.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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