revolt
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She went on to lead the revolt against the then-dictator, General Ne Win.
From BBC • May 1, 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
Creamed spinach and mac and cheese will not stage a revolt.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
The merger of a Baloch state into newly formed Pakistan at the end of British colonial rule sparked a revolt that has lasted nearly eight decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
She felt somehow humiliated by this public revolt in her area of jurisdiction.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Vocabulary lists containing revolt
"The Sniper" by Liam O’Flaherty
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"Revolution 2.0," Vocabulary from the memoir
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