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revolution

[rev-uh-loo-shuhn] / ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən /




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He then reported from Asia, including on the Vietnam War, and China after the communist revolution.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Grottland attributed Norway's success to two main factors - an investment in artificial pitches in the period 2000-2010 and a coaching revolution ignited by the establishment of the NTS.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

"Even soldiers who joined years ago are starting to have doubts and uncertainties about whether the revolution will still succeed," said the 23-year-old, asking to be identified by his callsign "Villain" for security reasons.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Our joy is an act of revolution because we are constantly in a state of anxiety and rage because there’s always something coming at us.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

What is the relationship between the Scientific Revolution and the Industrial Revolution, between the mathematicians’ revolution and the mechanical revolution?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“There were demonstrations in the streets, anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, drug revolutions, sex revolutions, riots, race riots. So we thought, what a good time to go out and do Black and white comedy.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

"But we're not afraid of revolutions when they are peaceful, well-thought and meant to last."

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

But this one, her sixth, dances us through her evolution and many revolutions, serving up everything from jazz to funk to Chicago house on the dance track “Right Here Right Now.”

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

Surveying his own time, Fiedler concludes that this gothic literary mode still captures most fully what he describes as “an era of universal war, alienation from nature, failed revolutions, genocide, and ideological self-deception.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

As with most scientific revolutions, Rutherford’s new findings were not universally accepted.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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