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revolt

[ri-vohlt] / rɪˈvoʊlt /






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But while Burnham is facing some difficult calls, this is not a leader facing a restless party in revolt.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The ploughman wants to play by the rules, but it’s how the revolt plays out that radicalizes him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

A fourth plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field after a passenger revolt.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

That almost certainly discouraged any attempt to revolt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

For the first time in my life, I feel the wildness of revolt.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

The university endured the faculty and student revolts that those moves sparked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The numbers are far from the peaks reached in 2011, when tens of thousands arrived in just a few months as maritime border controls disintegrated during the Arab Spring revolts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

It was also a time when various European empires were reaching their peak yet faced republican or nationalistic revolts.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

Speaking to other militia members who joined the revolts of Bundy and his father, The Atlantic found that Ammon was an outlier in his own community.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026

‘You say that you are afraid. If it is so, the boldest should pardon you. But is it not really your good sense that revolts?’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

When visiting fans discover ranch, most love it, some hate it and others are revolted by it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

There was one heavily affected community that revolted whenever the group tried to enter.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

Within weeks of the election, roughly three-quarters of the TMC's legislators revolted against both Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, widely seen as her heir.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

What he didn’t mention, though, was that China’s retaliation against the U.S. with triple-digit tariffs eventually led Washington to a climb-down as markets revolted.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

I shuddered as I bent over to touch him, and every sense in me revolted at the contact; but I had to search, or I was lost.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

And so, as these fighters walked stone-faced to the octagon, we bore witness to the revolting spectacle of the troops saluting fighters.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

Each individual set piece is its own jewel of craftsmanship, usually combining the revolting with the amusing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Across Southern California, residents are revolting against bright LEDs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

The new policy is an attempt to be “flexible” as situations change, the company said, but some shareholders appear to be revolting.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

“How did he get in there? Who put the top down? Oh, darling, sweet, sweet Furball”—she cuddled the revolting creature next to her face—“you’re okay now. You’re my good dog. You’re my honeybunch.”

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer




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