mutinous

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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

Rajoelina went into hiding just before he was ousted on October 14 in a coup led by the commander of a mutinous army unit, Michael Randrianirina, who was sworn in as president on October 17.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

But relations have frayed between Niger and Western countries since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president in July.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

If anything, it belonged to the language of platitudes and affirmations, far removed from punk’s mutinous liturgy.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2023

If the hounds had turned mutinous, for instance, Lot and his allies would have been ready to ride with Arthur’s knights, in quelling what they would have considered a real rebellion.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White