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rebellion

[ri-bel-yuhn] / rɪˈbɛl jən /


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Kabila's political networks could give the rebellion a broader reach, but that does not necessarily mean it has the capacity to extend its military campaign across the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The King has made a poignant visit to the site where a Guyanese slave rebellion was violently resisted by British authorities, making the stop during his tour of the Caribbean.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

So may it be a big wave of many colors, and may it be a clear rebuke, rebellion and rout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Let it be a clear and obvious rebuke—a rejection, a rebellion, a rout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

My only course of rebellion is to leave her eyebrows unplucked for the day.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

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

Kurdish rebellions in the early years of the Islamic Republic were largely defeated, forcing Kurdish leaders into exile in neighboring Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 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

Suriname, on the north coast of South America, has been plagued by rebellions and coups since independence in 1975.

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

Within half a dozen years of the initial conquest, Incas mounted two desperate, large-scale, well-prepared rebellions against the Spaniards.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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