as in protest
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Noun
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Trump has particularly threatened universities over campus protests against U.S. ally Israel's devastating military assault on Gaza after a deadly October 2023 attack by Palestinian Hamas militants.—
Kanishka Singh,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025 -
In December, a Riverside Unified School District board meeting drew national attention and massive opposing protests outside the meeting.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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And knowing that these neo-Nazis intend to show up during Pride month, activists hope that their celebratory counterdemonstrations and diversion measures may be enough to deter, humiliate, and push them out, one town at a time.—
Melissa Gira Grant,
The New Republic,
31 May 2023
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Dolloff is a security guard who was contracted through Pinkerton by CNN affiliate KUSA to accompany its reporting staff to a police support rally and a counterdemonstration, the station said in a statement.—
Steve Almasy and Andy Rose,
CNN,
15 Oct. 2020
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
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Designing Technologies That Empower And Unite Necessity is the mother of invention, and invention fuels the march of progress, so its potential to address inequalities is immense.—
Haroldo Jacobovicz,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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As the march to WrestleMania continues, other stories break through regarding beloved wrestlers from the past.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Russia and Ukraine have both accused each other of violating the pause on strikes since then.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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At the hospital, Palestinians killed in the strike were wrapped in white cloths or rugs.—
Kareem Khadder and Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Some people appeared to buy tickets as a counterprotest.—
Brooks Barnes,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Bass, in the Fox 11 interview, also questioned why the university allowed the counterprotest to take place next to the pro-Palestinian encampment, which had been largely peaceful until then.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2024
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“Counterrally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterrally. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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