riots
Example Sentences
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People suffered and worked endlessly, but after the riots, they realized that the lives they had been living in America were not truly immigrant lives in the full sense.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 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
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
A year after MacMillan published his book, a wave of riots and unrest swept the Caribbean.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
