as in objecting
to present an opposing opinion or argument
discouraged her from remonstrating with her father, whose mind was obviously made up
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Durkan later drove her point home by objecting to all late-file matters again on Wednesday before they were read into the record — drawing the ire of Councilor Miniard Culpepper, who sponsored the two orders and will have to file them again next week.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026 -
Kudos to the owners of the Tampa Bay Bucs for not throwing a hissy fit and objecting to the Jaguars playing an entire season so close to Tampa.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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She was joined by 15 to 20 fellow residents who were protesting Flint Development — which recently sold 60 acres of warehouse property for $123 million to DHS for a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near El Paso, Texas.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, Reuters reported that two of its reporters in China were being impersonated via Instagram and Telegram accounts that were attempting to get information on activists protesting the country’s COVID-19 policies.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Remonstrating (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remonstrating%20%28with%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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