revolt

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As the protests have grown, Paz has made various gestures aimed at ending the revolt against policies with which he is attempting to resolve Bolivia's worst economic crisis in decades.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The government proposed restricting eligibility for disability benefits last year, but ended up largely dropped its own plans after a revolt by Labour MPs.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

BP faced a shareholder revolt as investors used its annual general meeting to express their frustration, rejecting two of the energy major’s resolutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The split widens when a labor strike becomes an armed revolt, with Jacir gamely tracking the hardening or shifting loyalties of both her peasant and well-to-do characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

A little more than a decade after the end of the Seven Years’ War, the American Revolution began; the revolt would strip England of its richest colony.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife