walkout
Example Sentences
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Although Franklin did not encourage students to leave classes, she said schools did not “close the gate” to prevent walkouts.
From Los Angeles Times
The workers previously held a five-day walkout, with marches and picket lines in rainy weather, in October.
From Los Angeles Times
Organizers said that whereas protests demonstrate collective anger, walkouts demonstrate collective power.
From Los Angeles Times
The University of Edinburgh is in the middle of a £140m programme of cuts, which has led to a series of staff walkouts since June last year.
From BBC
The number of striking guild members had also shrunk from about 60 when the walkout began, as many had to find other jobs under the financial strain of being out of work for so long.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
