riots
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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
In 2012, he founded the charity Movement to Work in response to the previous year's riots, helping more than 200,000 disadvantaged young people into work.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The 1990s of anti-immigrant policies, the Northridge earthquake and the riots?
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Detroit, in the stifling summer of 1967, is bracing for race riots.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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