: one that marches
especially
: one that marches for a specific cause
a peace marcher
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Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2023
The marchers, who range in age from their 20s to their 70s, will walk about 10 miles a day along main highways, sleeping each night in campsites on the side of the road.
—Adam Sella, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
Among Saturday’s marchers was Tayseer Odeh, of La Jolla, who was with his four-year-old grandson.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2023
Petersen gently pushed marchers back with caution tape to shield them from oncoming traffic.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
Millions first took to the streets on June 9, 2019, a Sunday, following a route that had been walked by countless other marchers over Hong Kong’s history.
—Timothy McLaughlin, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
In a video uploaded to YouTube by a marcher, the crowd encounters a group of Russian soldiers standing in the road.
—James Verini Paolo Pellegrin, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
The streets of London, Paris and Berlin are blocked by marchers calling for jihad.
—Dominic Green, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
At the March on Washington 60th anniversary, new challenges meet a familiar fight for justice
Dozens of marchers and speakers at the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom said many of the same concerns of the historic Aug. 28, 1963, gathering still linger.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 27 Aug. 2023
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In Jerusalem, thousands of marchers – including families of more than 50 hostages – were arriving on the last leg of a five-day trek from Tel Aviv calling on the government to do more to rescue some 240 hostages held by Hamas.
—Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2023
The marchers, who range in age from their 20s to their 70s, will walk about 10 miles a day along main highways, sleeping each night in campsites on the side of the road.
—Adam Sella, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
Among Saturday’s marchers was Tayseer Odeh, of La Jolla, who was with his four-year-old grandson.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2023
Petersen gently pushed marchers back with caution tape to shield them from oncoming traffic.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
Millions first took to the streets on June 9, 2019, a Sunday, following a route that had been walked by countless other marchers over Hong Kong’s history.
—Timothy McLaughlin, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
In a video uploaded to YouTube by a marcher, the crowd encounters a group of Russian soldiers standing in the road.
—James Verini Paolo Pellegrin, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
The streets of London, Paris and Berlin are blocked by marchers calling for jihad.
—Dominic Green, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
At the March on Washington 60th anniversary, new challenges meet a familiar fight for justice
Dozens of marchers and speakers at the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom said many of the same concerns of the historic Aug. 28, 1963, gathering still linger.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 27 Aug. 2023
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