rebelliousness
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In the shadow of a cleric-stomping father, the Western-educated shah simply couldn’t appreciate Shiism and its rebelliousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Doherty, as Brenda, spent countless hours keeping us company on TV with an unforgettable and relatable portrayal of a teenage girl dealing with competing emotions — insecurity, angst and rebelliousness among them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2024
First, I noticed the degree of rebelliousness exuded by several of them.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2024
Barry Newman, whose terse integrity and understated rebelliousness made the 1971 movie “Vanishing Point” an enduring hit in the annals of American cinema about the open road, died on May 11 in Manhattan.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
I maintain that nurture, rather than nature, is the primary molder of personality, but my father possessed a proud rebelliousness, a stubborn sense of fairness, that I recognize in myself.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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