uprising
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The youth-led uprising in September began in Kathmandu and was triggered by a brief social media ban.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
What angered Scots-Irish Americans most was elite condescension, which aroused the populist uprising that put Jackson in the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The Yellow Vests were an autonomous uprising, not supported by any unions or political parties.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
There is also public pressure to release the findings of an investigation into the deadly 2025 uprising, which toppled the previous government.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
A familiar modern example is the narrow failure, on July 20, 1944, of the assassination attempt against Hitler and of a simultaneous uprising in Berlin.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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