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unrest

[uhn-rest] / ʌnˈrɛst /


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Civil unrest is growing as living standards plummet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

The most riot police in Irish state history were deployed to deal with the unrest.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

But by the time the bicentennial rolled around, my life had played out against the backdrop of civil unrest and the Vietnam War, both spilling from our black-and-white television almost nightly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

But Winocour finds calm hidden beneath the unrest, a moment to pause and breathe, just to feel alive as life forges on without our consent.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

A year after MacMillan published his book, a wave of riots and unrest swept the Caribbean.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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