revolutionary
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The white women in bonnets still make appearances, but so do performers like Stephen Seals, who portrays James Armistead Lafayette, an enslaved Virginian turned revolutionary spy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Citadelle Laferrière, also known as Citadelle Henry, was built by revolutionary Henri Christophe shortly after Haiti gained independence from France.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
If asked to picture Janet Jackson, one of three images likely comes to mind: “Rhythm Nation 1814” Janet, a revolutionary in a black uniform and cap, cutting the air with drill sergeant precision.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
She spoke during a symbolic visit to the eastern city of Nanjing, where she visited the mausoleum of revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, one of the few Chinese historical figures revered in both Beijing and Taipei.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
The church didn’t yet realize how dangerous, how revolutionary, that idea was.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing revolutionary
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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One Crazy Summer
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