revolt
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Otherwise, the town would revolt and the show’s prospects would be ruined.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
"The revolt was the result of a pain and I think that people should remember that while casting their votes," she said.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
He has since led an internal revolt and was elected party leader in January, ending the decade-long grip of former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, 79, who had defied calls for reform.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
After crushing a Jewish revolt in the second century, Emperor Hadrian sought to sever the Jewish connection to the land by renaming the province “Syria Palaestina”—a name derived from the long-vanished Philistines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
That the student council was in open revolt against Mr. Davies, the moderator, without Nicole around.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Vocabulary lists containing revolt
"The Sniper" by Liam O’Flaherty
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