mutinous
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The Pitcairn Islands were colonised in 1790 by the mutinous crew of the Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty, led by the master's mate Fletcher Christian.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Carrick will start with unqualified backing from the stands – although through the last 13 years since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement, United fans have never become mutinous against the man in the dug-out.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
The protests reached a pivotal point at the weekend when mutinous soldiers and security forces joined the demonstrators and called for the president and other government ministers to step down.
From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025
The rupture in military cooperation followed last July’s ouster of the country’s democratically elected president by mutinous soldiers.
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024
The flames here were both tame and mutinous, strange, silent beasts that sometimes bit the hand that fed them.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
Vocabulary lists containing mutinous
Grade 10, List 3
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"Of Plymouth Plantation," Vocabulary from the historical account
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The Odyssey
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