disobedience
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But Farbiarz was not inclined to let this disobedience go unpunished.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
That summer, 1960, Jackson came home and led a sit-in at the library, his arrest a first taste of civil disobedience.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Other groups are providing nonviolent civil disobedience training, for example, which organizers describe as calling attention to the injustice of the current policy.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
They knew civil disobedience must be civil, peaceful resistance peaceful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Harry was reminded forcibly of Dobby in his moments of terrified disobedience.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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