unrest
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Thousands of officers were deployed to curb unrest that disrupted bus, train and rail services in the capital, Paris.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Some 22,000 police were deployed across France for the game, including 8,000 in Paris, after unrest marred PSG's win in the competition last year.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
For the first time in a long time, it felt just like the time of civil unrest of my youth.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
And as a child, the Lebanon-born Shamieh had lived through war and civil unrest.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Before 1919 was over, in an unprecedented demonstration of labor unrest, there would be thirty-six hundred work stoppages involving four million workers or one-fifth of the nation’s labor force.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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