counterdemonstration
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counterdemonstrations
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A counterdemonstration of farmers demanded a slower approach that would lessen the impact on their income.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
She said that she had hoped to find a counterdemonstration, but when there was not one, she came out on her own.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2021
A counterdemonstration that will march to the Common is expected to draw thousands.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2017
After all, Spencer is a fringe figure, and his supporters are far from representative of Charlottesville and its residents, as evidenced by the large counterdemonstration held the next evening.
From Slate ● May 22, 2017
Five days after the dormitory attack, hard-liners held a counterdemonstration.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 4, 2016
In counterdemonstrations, Reclaim Our Schools L.A. called for campuses to remain closed at a time of widespread COVID-19 infection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
It was done without fanfare, before there were protests and demonstrations, counterdemonstrations and riots.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2017
Mayor Walsh said that Boston wanted to discourage the rally’s organizers from coming, and that William B. Evans, the police commissioner, was developing a plan to keep the rally and any counterdemonstrations separate.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2017
As the calls for demonstrations and counterdemonstrations proliferated, the company declined all press requests for comment.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 2, 2012
The Fund for the Feminist Majority has assembled 4,000 volunteers for counterdemonstrations.
From Time Magazine Archive
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