riot
Example Sentences
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Video verified by Storyful showed the protests, and state media showed footage of the burned-out local mosque after what it called a riot.
Videos of the standoff circulating online showed officers, some in riot helmets or holding Tasers, facing off with memorial-goers, some yelling angrily in the officers’ faces.
From Los Angeles Times
However, the judiciary said he was arrested during "riots" on Saturday and was being held in a prison in the neighbouring city of Karaj.
From BBC
A high-ranking Iranian official told journalists on Wednesday that there had been no new "riots" since Monday, drawing a distinction between previous cost-of-living protests and the more recent demonstrations.
From Barron's
“The big question is whether this would be enough to appease the Iranian citizenry, given the level of dissatisfaction, rioting and violence we are seeing on the ground at the moment,” she said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
