rebellion
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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
Was this an act of stupid rebellion carrying over from a terrible childhood?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
To continue on the subject of family, what did teenage rebellion look like in the Morello household when he was growing up?
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
Although the rebellion has been largely weakened in recent years, sporadic attacks continue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
These British victories nearly crushed the rebellion just months after independence was declared.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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I take my little rebellions where I can, and it’s always nice when the vehicle for those little rebellions is a fine grain leather made in Italy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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
But as the civilian government battled rebellions and internal divisions, it handed power to the military in 1958 for a two-year caretaker spell.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
After no rebellions took place, the judicial system put on the brakes, the public turned against Palmer and the scare went dormant.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
Within half a dozen years of the initial conquest, Incas mounted two desperate, large-scale, well-prepared rebellions against the Spaniards.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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