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riots

verb as in protest; cause an uproar

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There was the tough sheriff during the summer riots intent on rapidly locking up offenders, who is now exploring shorter prison sentences for some wrongdoers.

From BBC

We know riots were involved because he insists they weren’t.

Other Democrats who, like Schiff, had a role in the Trump impeachment cases, or who investigated the 2021 US Capitol riots, could also be granted them.

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It rose up the agenda following the riots in Dublin in November 2023 however it has not been the defining election topic.

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Her judgement was also questioned when she called for Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and Justice Minister Helen McEntee to resign after the Dublin riots.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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