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Recent Examples of cri de coeurAnd so, her cri de coeur came out as one great, big, fat, satisfying moan of ecstasy.—Literary Hub, 9 July 2025 If Ahed’s Knee, which came out in 2021, was already a furious cri de coeur against the powers-that-be in Israel, the director’s latest feature, Yes (Ken), takes that premise to the next level.—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025 With the global rise of authoritarianism, the new film is an urgent cri de coeur.—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025 But The Brutalist is his grandest cri de coeur yet, a gamble with the audience’s attention that on the whole pays off.—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cri de coeur
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protest
Noun
Economic insecurity and political corruption have for years left many of Nepal’s youth frustrated, setting the stage for today’s protest movement.
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Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
The only period in modern times that carbon storage increased there was during a decade-long moratorium following protests and litigation.
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