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rebel

[reb-uhl, ri-bel] / ˈrɛb əl, rɪˈbɛl /






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Saudi Arabia intervened militarily against the Houthis a decade ago after the rebel group took over San’a and swath of territory during Yemen’s civil war.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Under the Obama administration, an international coalition targeting the Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi during the country’s 2011 civil war struck his fleeing convoy, leading to his capture and killing by rebel fighters.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

The Malian army confirmed the rebel assaults on the four towns and Kenieroba on Facebook Saturday morning, asserting that "these attacks were vigorously repelled" and that "the situation is completely under control."

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

A24 has positioned itself as the film industry’s rebel, funding new and emerging talents producing thought-provoking ideas.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

I had learned by then that Maribel liked to think of herself as a rebel.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

Dreamers, for example, fantasise about the future too much, while rebels feel a lack of control and so procrastinate in protest.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Congress is crying out for a dedicated White House ambassador—someone who can be trusted to speak for the president, to yea or nay ideas, to shuttle proposals, to wrangle rebels in line.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Pro-democracy rebels embedded with them to secure notable successes, including a landmark 2023 combined offensive that advanced to the brink of Mandalay, Myanmar's second city.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

More than two years ago, the rebels made a series of sweeping gains, but they have since been put on the back foot.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

We hear that the citizens upon their schooners, brigs, and snows suffer greatly from hunger, for the rebels will not allow them to land and purchase provisions.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

In Belle Époque Paris, the cabarets of Montmartre rebelled against industrial modernity and spawned an aggressive avant-garde sensibility.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Unlike the majority of his generational cohort, he never rebelled against the establishment that promoted it.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

One of the main reasons colonists rebelled against the crown was that they wanted more Indigenous land—they wanted to move farther west into North America, but the king was telling them no.

From Slate Jul. 3, 2026

Paraguay’s national anthem starts by stating that the people of the Americas were “oppressed for three centuries” until they rebelled.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Finally one of their sons, the future ruler of heaven and earth, whose name in Greek is Zeus and in Latin Jupiter, rebelled against him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Speakers promoting AI are getting booed at universities, voters are rebelling against data centers, and even AI-friendly Trump administration officials are starting to retreat as an artificial intelligence backlash gathers pace across the United States.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

"Maybe I was rebelling against everything, but not knowing what I was trying to aim for at the same time."

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

When it came to creating this new government, rebelling against and pushing back against restrictions we had experienced under English common law, press freedom was seen to be essential.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2026

Artists, musicians, writers, film makers and performers of all kinds are rebelling, one of the most profound forms of resistance to a repressive regime.

From Salon Jan. 1, 2026

This was what came of rebelling against the laws of Nature, Frederick and Pilkington said.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell




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