riots
Example Sentences
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People suffered and worked endlessly, but after the riots, they realized that the lives they had been living in America were not truly immigrant lives in the full sense.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
"The majority of the people that were part of the riots actually came from outside the city into the city to cause disorder and disruption," Kaur said.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Guerra said the lack of affordable housing had created a unique moment: Even after the King riots, the Northridge earthquake and the O.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Elections in Peru and Colombia and riots in Bolivia test Latin American democracy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
He’d once saved the French government itself: in the 1890s, he’d achieved national fame for calming widespread riots that had almost tipped the country into revolution.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
