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or counter-rallies
as in counterdemonstrations
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protests
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Dissanayake was elected just over a year ago on promises of reform in the wake of a 2022 financial crunch that led to protests that brought down the long-standing Rajapaksa political dynasty and then austerity policies as a condition for debt relief.—
Danish Manzoor Bhat,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025 -
Ian Bell’s documentary WTO/99, which examines the protests in Seattle in 1999 over the World Trade Organization meeting, won Best Editing for Bell and Alex Megaro who cut the film.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Counterrallies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterrallies. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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