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

"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

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

In an insightful piece written for Harper’s magazine in June 1960, Lomax predicted that “this revolt, swelling under ground for the past two decades, means the end of the traditional Negro leadership class.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson