revolt
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At its height, 10 million workers were on the streets before fresh elections led to the revolt fizzling out, but not before carving an indelible memory in French social history.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Among ordinary Russians, Kasyanov said he saw "no grounds for a revolt", despite mounting war casualties and rising food prices.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Treasury bonds in debt markets, and the costs of hyperscale data centers to local communities, which have stirred a popular revolt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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It is watching one shock produce two revolts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
"All these movements and revolts have brought us to this point. And I think it's time to put an end to it."
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
For example, Hawaiian history was repeatedly punctuated by revolts against repressive chiefs, usually led by younger brothers promising less oppression.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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In 2010, four years after reaching the final for the second time in three tries, the players revolted against coach Raymond Domenech during the tournament.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 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
But the salient point is that Mr. Trump in 2006 volunteered his view to the cops that Epstein’s behavior revolted him and is thus unlikely to have participated in it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
They were not outlaws because they were murderers, or for any reason like that They were Saxons who had revolted against Uther Pendragon’s conquest, and who refused to accept a foreign king.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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"In France, we have this tradition and history of revolting," says Alcidor in Paris.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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
Maybe it was the underbelly of all of the bravado and power-seeking—some desire to counter all the validation with the humiliation of knowing that, deep down, he’s just a revolting little worm.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026
The shadowy walls were lined with shelves of large glass jars, in which floated all manner of revolting things Harry didn’t really want to know the name of at the moment.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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