revolted

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For the past few years, food companies raised prices so aggressively that shoppers revolted, trading down to store brands and buying less.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

No longer able to afford the staple of their diet, the Egyptian people revolted.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

This unique arrangement means that Musk could theoretically assign any value he wants to X and xAI, so long as none of the investors revolted.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

Instead of simply bowing their heads and begging for forgiveness, young women revolted.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

A few of the Gaelic ones revolted, who were quelled later, but in the main the people of England and the partisans like Robin were glad to settle down.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White