revolt

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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

Otherwise, the town would revolt and the show’s prospects would be ruined.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Iraqi Shias in the south and Kurds in the north of the country started an armed revolt against his regime.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

It took the speeches and writings of prominent Americans, especially Thomas Paine, to convince Americans to revolt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

I’m not prudish, Kitty, and yet every time they give a blow-by-blow account of their trips to the bathroom, which they often do, my whole body rises in revolt.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank