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rebellion

[ri-bel-yuhn] / rɪˈbɛl yən /


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She’d drawn hundreds of thousands of social media followers for sharing her story of getting married at 18, a rebellion against the “rise of radical individualism,” as she put it on Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In the mural “Troubled Island,” Noni Olabisi chronicles the Haitian struggle for independence, including how suffering under French colonists led to the 1791 slave rebellion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Plus, nicotine pouches are a buzzy item in Trump’s world, and the anti-AI rebellion is gaining momentum.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

By highlighting Eve’s rebellion alongside her beauty, ads framed her as a fashion heroine.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

No other mode of conveyance was practicable, the whole of Gloucester County, across the channel from the isle, being invested with rebellion.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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