uprising
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In 1968 – a heroic precedent cited by every French protest movement – a student uprising was actually brought to an end by election.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
After an antiroyal uprising, Condé ended up in exile, where he supported himself by writing for stamp magazines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The uprising is a sight to behold, and this summer I went to Albania and beheld it.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
According to Abdel Nasser Elyessa, a research fellow at the Institute for Strategic Studies of the International Academy for Counter-Terrorism, this was a simple "uprising" within the army, without outside influence.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Because of her castle, she was able to escape the popular uprising and to wait until help arrived from Milan in order to regain her state.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
The federal government was given the responsibility for putting down rebellions, which in practice meant crushing slave uprisings and resistance.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
The intifada refers to the Palestinian civilian uprisings against Israel in 1987-1993 and the early 2000s.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
"We've seen this before," Ali said — protests, promises, crackdowns — pointing back to 2009 and earlier uprisings in Iran.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Ranks of youth often form the front lines of mass protests—from China’s 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations to the Arab Spring uprisings of the early 2010s, to Myanmar’s youth rebellion against a military coup in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
The Ptolemies paid Rome to protect them from uprisings by native Egyptians and occasional threats from tribes to the east.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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