rebellion

Fashion has a long history of turning provocation, rebellion and even criticism of the industry itself into something desirable — and expensive.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

After her departure from the cabinet in November 2024, Haigh maintained a high profile on the backbenches, playing a key role in orchestrating the Labour rebellion against proposed welfare cuts last year.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

But Shakespeare, who was as wary of rebellion as he was of tyranny, saw the flaws in every faction of society.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

“Better to let the rebellion die out on its own,” Mr. Kelly writes of their attitude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

And not rebellion as it was now, with rebel groups hiding out in the wilderness, but rather rebellion in the sense of entire kingdoms rising up against Adarlan—as it should have been from the start.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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

The longer struggle against slavery in the Western Hemisphere involved centuries of resistance through rebellions, wars, sabotage, and self-emancipation by enslaved people themselves, a story that extends far beyond the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 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

The first national railroad workers’ strike in 1877 was the beginning of industrial-era struggles between labor and capital, as Army and National Guard forces suppressed worker rebellions along rail lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025

When they were finally freed, after a series of slave rebellions, their new masters were poverty, illiteracy, and lack of economic opportunity.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French