subversion
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Then in 2001, he was imprisoned for three years for "inciting subversion of state power".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Dong was eventually jailed for "inciting subversion" and "crossing the national border illegally".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Perversely, it’s times like these, when subversion and subtlety are required, that creativity flourishes.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026
The national-security regulations, which were expanded last year, feature broad provisions against subversion and foreign collusion that have been used to clamp down on popular expressions of dissent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
They openly bragged of their subversion, hustling a slave out the back door as the slave catchers broke down the front.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing subversion
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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