Example Sentences

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But far more were dispatched to the historic center, where anti-riot squads watch over foreign visitors weaving past the sprawling encampment of protesting teachers.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Workers are demanding salary increases, protection against subcontracting and job loss through automation, and are protesting FIFA’s collection of sensitive private information such as nationality and home addresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

But as public policy and law and social science experts, we believe students aren’t protesting for a very simple reason: They are afraid.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

It's me going, 'I 100% understand and empathise with you for protesting.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Now her mother’s voice is muffled, protesting from a distance with words she can’t make out.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti