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revolt

[ri-vohlt] / rɪˈvoʊlt /






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The revolt was launched in June 1916 by Hussein bin Ali, the emir of Mecca.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

When the district announced the ban on Facebook last month, there were rumors of a student revolt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The ploughman wants to play by the rules, but it’s how the revolt plays out that radicalizes him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

A fourth plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field after a passenger revolt.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

There was even a former Conservative functionary who had taken refuge in the revolt to escape a judgment for misappropriation of funds.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The university endured the faculty and student revolts that those moves sparked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The numbers are far from the peaks reached in 2011, when tens of thousands arrived in just a few months as maritime border controls disintegrated during the Arab Spring revolts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

It was also a time when various European empires were reaching their peak yet faced republican or nationalistic revolts.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

Speaking to other militia members who joined the revolts of Bundy and his father, The Atlantic found that Ammon was an outlier in his own community.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026

The revolts in the West Indies and disquieting incidents closer to home worried the local planters.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

When visiting fans discover ranch, most love it, some hate it and others are revolted by it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

There was one heavily affected community that revolted whenever the group tried to enter.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

Within weeks of the election, roughly three-quarters of the TMC's legislators revolted against both Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, widely seen as her heir.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

I read it again and again until my body revolted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

“The Navy has revolted, Doctor,” the President explained tersely.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

"In France, we have this tradition and history of revolting," says Alcidor in Paris.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

And so, as these fighters walked stone-faced to the octagon, we bore witness to the revolting spectacle of the troops saluting fighters.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

Across Southern California, residents are revolting against bright LEDs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

The new policy is an attempt to be “flexible” as situations change, the company said, but some shareholders appear to be revolting.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

Penelope found this revolting, frankly, but it kept the children happily occupied and thus provided an opportunity for her to exercise her powers of deduction.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood


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