British
as in demonstration
a mass meeting for the purpose of displaying or arousing support for a cause or person a demo to support the Prime Minister

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Recent Examples of demo Guide Without Controlling: Offer a quick demo to get people started—such as folding meats, clustering grapes, or scattering nuts—but let everyone interpret the process their own way. Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025 There are coastal adventures, ocean foraging, lodging packages and a sake pairing with an uni-cooking demo, to name a few things happening in the three-day fest. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 June 2025 In 1961, unbeknownst to his vacationing parents, Wilson and his bandmates cobbled together a few hundred dollars to record the demo of a new song written by Brian about surfboarding, a then-current craze that brother Dennis had embraced. Chris Morris, Variety, 11 June 2025 Listening to the demo that eHealth sent me, I was absolutely blown away. Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for demo
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Noun
  • The demonstration comes after reports of a string of ICE raids in Los Angeles on Thursday, including one outside of a nearby Home Depot on Sunset Boulevard.
    Bonnie Mclean, ABC News, 19 June 2025
  • Dueling demonstrations, wars, immigration, inflation — any number of issues grab our attention daily.
    Anastasia G Mcateer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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  • Protesters in support of Mahmoud Khalil rally in New York City's Foley Square on April 17, 2025.
    Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • Some expect semiconductors, which have led the comeback rally after getting punished earlier this year, could hold the key for the S & P 500 getting back to all-time highs.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 June 2025

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