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protests

  • plural
    of protest.
    protest
    noun
    an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid.
  • present tense form
    of protest (3rd person singular).
    protest
    noun
    an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid.

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Hundreds of garment factories in Bangladesh have been forced to closed after days-long protests by workers demanding higher wages.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

School and university students have found themselves at the front line of these protests.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Paramilitary forces were deployed in industrial suburbs around the Bangladesh capital as protests by garment sector workers demanding a wage hike stretched into their fourth day on Tuesday, defying calls to return to factories.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The fall-out comes after unionist anger over Sinn Féin's involvement in protests on Garvaghy Road, which blocked a contentious Orange Order parade from passing along the mainly nationalist street in Portadown, County Armagh.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

“This is yours? I didn’t know protests could belong to someone.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro