as in peaceful
not involving violence or force
nonviolent protests
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Recent Examples of nonviolent
In contrast, 2024 marked one of the sharpest declines in violent and nonviolent crime in recent history.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The overwhelming majority of protests for Palestinian freedom are nonviolent and welcoming to all people of conscience who adhere to international law and defend human rights.
—Nikki Morse, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
What Bonhoeffer did after embracing those forms of nonviolent resistance remains controversial today.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Legislative reforms in 2021 significantly reduced maximum penalties for a host of low-level, nonviolent crimes in Colorado’s state courts.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The overwhelming majority of protests for Palestinian freedom are nonviolent and welcoming to all people of conscience who adhere to international law and defend human rights.
—Nikki Morse, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
What Bonhoeffer did after embracing those forms of nonviolent resistance remains controversial today.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Legislative reforms in 2021 significantly reduced maximum penalties for a host of low-level, nonviolent crimes in Colorado’s state courts.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolent. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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