protest
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Bogdan fears that by cleaning up Meridian Hill Park -- which is managed and maintained by the National Park Service -- its history as a place of Black protest and community will be anesthetized.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The group said the protest was "an attempt to send a public message that we have no faith in the current ownership and the direction the club is heading".
From BBC • May 16, 2026
He agreed under protest to open the electronic gate in return for the commission’s reducing his fine by $1.1 million, to $1.4 million, secured by a lien on his home.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
The Met said the risks from the protests meant it had to impose the "highest degree of control", including the first use of live facial recognition cameras as part of a protest policing operation.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
To further protest, the boy stopped turning in math assignments altogether.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Vocabulary lists containing protest
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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