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But he stressed that he didn’t participate in any of the other counterdemonstrations and condemned the violence that began Tuesday night just before midnight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

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

Not far away, on the edge of the Ohio River, some 2,000 men and women staged counterdemonstrations.

From Time Magazine Archive