rebellion
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National press called the strike an “industrial Woodstock” and treated it as a generational rebellion as much as a labor dispute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
That stylistic rebellion extended to Arnold as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Curated by former Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, it brings together more than 100 works by nearly 70 artists, photographers and designers to examine a decade of creativity and rebellion.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Over the past two weeks, Cornell University has faced a very public and very courageous rebellion, similar to the one Cassie attempts to mount in “Promising Young Woman.”
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Aztecs flourished culturally, economically, militarily, and politically, but they faced growing rebellion by the peoples from whom they exacted tribute.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The federal government was given the responsibility for putting down rebellions, which in practice meant crushing slave uprisings and resistance.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
In rebellions that occurred in New York, Richmond and Charleston between 1712 and 1822, “African spiritualist presences” influenced participants who believed themselves to possess supernatural protection from harm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Likewise, the end of slavery was not solely brought about by the Civil War in the U.S., but also by centuries of resistance through rebellions, wars, sabotage and self-emancipation, across the entire Americas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
As the rebellions calmed towards the end of the year, the aftermath has been mixed for the young people who inspired them.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
He, Ron, and Hermione kept to themselves, working late into the night, trying to remember the ingredients in complicated potions, learn charms and spells by heart, memorize the dates of magical discoveries and goblin rebellions.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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