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There have been allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia in protests and counterprotests.
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Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Shirt claiming 'censorship' also banned Protests and counterprotests outside the school followed as the controversy grew.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Yoon's conservative supporters, meanwhile, have held counterprotests, denouncing attempts to impeach the president.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Several weeks later, Hefazat, which had been formed just three years earlier, staged counterprotests that mobilized several hundred thousand people.
—Michael Kugelman, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2017
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Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Shirt claiming 'censorship' also banned Protests and counterprotests outside the school followed as the controversy grew.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Yoon's conservative supporters, meanwhile, have held counterprotests, denouncing attempts to impeach the president.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Several weeks later, Hefazat, which had been formed just three years earlier, staged counterprotests that mobilized several hundred thousand people.
—Michael Kugelman, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2017
See All Example Sentences for counterprotest
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“Counterprotest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterprotest. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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