In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
WALKOUT
walkout
(noun) the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; “there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak”
walkout
(noun) a strike in which the workers walk out
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
walkout (plural walkouts)
A sudden stoppage of work.
Synonym: strike
A similar mass action of people leaving a place as a form of protest.
Anagrams
• outwalk
Source: Wiktionary
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