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The entire vibe around Sunday was fueled by female empowerment thanks to riot grrrl godmothers Bikini Kill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

“Prepare to get dizzy,” said Teri Lauenstein, revealing the primary bathroom, a riot of teal, orange, cream and yellow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Footage on social media appeared to show fireworks being set off as officers in riot gear attended the scene.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

As a result, members of Mexico's National Guard lined the entrance to England's hotel, while police officers in riot gear stood next to barriers on the road outside.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

And she took an apple from her dressing-gown pocket, then bit into it with relish and an enthusiasm that she did riot really feel.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman

“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

An original yeshiva here, set up in the early 20th Century, was abandoned in 1929 during major sectarian riots in the British Mandate period.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Elections in Peru and Colombia and riots in Bolivia test Latin American democracy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

"Since it has become impossible to celebrate a match without descending into riots, the only common sense response is a new doctrine: 'zero gatherings'," it demanded.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

I crossed the street to avoid the place where I’d stood when I heard about Dr. King, when the riots started.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

When prisoners rioted over the conditions, their eloquent spokesman Jones was extensively quoted in the press, catching the attention of a church leader.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

Dunn said officers wanted acknowledgment for those members of law enforcement who were present at the insurrection, as well as accountability from those who rioted.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2025

In October 1962, federal marshals escorted Meredith as he enrolled as the first Black student at the University of Mississippi, while white people rioted on the Oxford campus.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2023

Caught between the collapse of wages and the loss of land, peasants rioted across Europe.

From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023

And it must have been, because the weeds rioted everywhere.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

In total, nine men faced a total of 52 charges, including rioting, all of which they denied.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Amid rioting, the shah fled Iran once again on Jan. 16, 1979, never to return.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

They would be elderly people rioting, but they would still riot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

Western diplomats in Damascus assessed that more than 20,000 people fled the camp in a matter of days earlier amid rioting and a surge of escape attempts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

I told her that there had been rioting in malls all over America, and that no one knew why.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson