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resistance movement

NOUN
civil disobedience
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Our civil resistance movement is strong, and it is growing.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

It is also the color "that the feminist resistance movement has embraced," she added.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

The futility and frustration of dieting has in recent years ignited a resistance movement of sorts, encouraging women, especially, to reject social pressures to maintain a slender form.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The Shetland Bus convoys were part of the Norwegian branch of the SOE, supporting the resistance movement in Norway.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

“Ali and I work with a resistance movement in Ankara,” Musab says.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell