as in to object
to present an opposing opinion or argument
discouraged her from remonstrating with her father, whose mind was obviously made up
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But the decision prompted dissents from three policymakers who objected to language in the post-meeting statement suggesting the Fed could eventually resume rate cuts.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026 -
Engineers altered object weight, floor friction, grip force, and object placement to train the robot to adapt to unpredictable scenarios.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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Hundreds marched through the streets of downtown Tehran to protest the paper’s challenge to the ayatollah.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
20 May 2026
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The declassified records also note that the Cuban government had protested Brothers to the Rescue flights that flew over Cuba and dropped anti-government leaflets.—
Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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“Remonstrate (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remonstrate%20%28with%29. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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