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or protestor
as in demonstrator
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Recent Examples of protester
Prosecutors argued that Song planned an ambush with the intent to kills officers, while the defense argued that Song fired into the ground after seeing Gross point his gun at a protester and that the shot that hit the officer might have been a ricochet.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
According to an incident report from the Greer Police Department, an altercation broke out between an event attendee and a protestor outside the venue.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
One [protestor] is standing there at the front, and Kingpin just grabs and hits him.
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Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Further clashes got physical when a protester shoved a megaphone in an agents face and the agent grabbed the device.
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Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
Law enforcement wearing masks and vests marked with ICE patches were seen pulling protesters out of a crowd and detaining them, with at least one protester dragged across the ground, video from Freedom News TV shows.
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Sarah Dewberry,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
In January, a protester scaled the balcony of the Iranian embassy in London, pulling down the official national flag and brandishing the pre-revolution lion and sun flag.
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
The disruption in council chambers spawned a federal lawsuit from a protester alleging the city was limiting her ability to express herself.
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John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
At the Alabama Statehouse, a chaotic scene erupted as one protester was dragged from the packed House gallery by security officers.
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Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
According to an incident report from the Greer Police Department, an altercation broke out between an event attendee and a protestor outside the venue.
—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
One [protestor] is standing there at the front, and Kingpin just grabs and hits him.
—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Further clashes got physical when a protester shoved a megaphone in an agents face and the agent grabbed the device.
—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
Law enforcement wearing masks and vests marked with ICE patches were seen pulling protesters out of a crowd and detaining them, with at least one protester dragged across the ground, video from Freedom News TV shows.
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Sarah Dewberry,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
In January, a protester scaled the balcony of the Iranian embassy in London, pulling down the official national flag and brandishing the pre-revolution lion and sun flag.
—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
The disruption in council chambers spawned a federal lawsuit from a protester alleging the city was limiting her ability to express herself.
—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
At the Alabama Statehouse, a chaotic scene erupted as one protester was dragged from the packed House gallery by security officers.
—
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protester
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Witnesses saw members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij militia on the beds of trucks charge up behind demonstrators, firing .50-caliber machine guns indiscriminately into the crowd.
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The clashes continued even after police ordered the demonstrators to disperse.
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Mayor Johnson pointed to a visit with Jackson to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate Bloody Sunday — the infamous day in 1965 in which some 600 marchers set off from Selma headed for the state capital of Montgomery in response to a shooting that killed a civil rights activist.
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Nearly 61 years ago, Americans watched in horror as peaceful marchers in Selma, Alabama, were attacked for demanding the right to vote.
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The majority of speakers at Tuesday’s board meeting urged the board not to allow online agitators to dictate personnel decisions.
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In recent years, agitators have fueled anti-immigration street violence following crimes committed by, or falsely reported to have been committed by, immigrants.
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The process involves a series of hearings in which election judges review signatures one-by-one, and typically requires the objector and the candidate to hire an attorney.
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After a two-year National Service stint as a hospital orderly (thanks to his own conscientious-objector status), Hockney landed at the Royal College of Art, in London, in the fall of 1959.
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A lot of the show has a low-to-medium simmer that feels appropriate for an firebrand of 85 whose pilot light is going strong but who isn’t worried about acting like a 30-year-old rocker, either.
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What began as a harmless project took a turn when Ben Shapiro, the right-wing firebrand, made a reaction video to one of Uncle Pappy’s clips in June 2024, taking his comedic comments at face value.
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Objection’s Founder and CEO is Aron D’Souza, an Australian entrepreneur and provocateur best known as the mastermind behind Thiel’s litigation strategy against Gawker, which involved a patient, extensive search for the ideal proxy plaintiff to sink the online news outlet.
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Wilde’s character, who is a boundary-pushing artist and provocateur, pairs the intimates with a matching swipe of red lipstick, black liquid eyeliner, and a black leather belt and skirt.
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But those standards can be easily stretched by demagogues, and a simple majority on the committee is enough to ban a party, though a panel of nine Supreme Court justices can overturn the decision on appeal.
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But demeaning our brand through association with vulgar demagogues is a losing strategy.
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Under the new alliance, DAZN can curate matches based on its alliances with top boxing promoters, including Top Rank, Matchroom Boxing, Golden Boy Promotions, and Queensberry Promotions.
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Venue and promoter newsletters are some of the most reliable presale sources, according to Seat Insiders.
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“Protester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protester. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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