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uprising

[uhp-rahy-zing, uhp-rahy-zing] / ˈʌpˌraɪ zɪŋ, ʌpˈraɪ zɪŋ /


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The Flock uprising, though, is the stirrings of public understanding that none of this inevitable — and we have the right to fight back.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Hasina, who denies the charges, was tried in absentia after fleeing to India during an anti-government uprising in 2024.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

She characterised the uprising as more than "merely an ordinary student protest".

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

“It took so long because we’re in Watts,” she said, noting that the neighborhood has faced decades of disinvestment dating back to the 1965 Watts uprising.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

But in 465 BC the last of these tyrants—one Thrasybulus—was overthrown in what appears to have been some sort of popular uprising.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

In countries like Bangladesh, India and Nepal, youth-led anti-government uprisings have over the past 12 months rallied immense support against the various pressure points of corruption, nepotism, economic inequality and democratic backsliding.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

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

Luis Tato, from Agence France-Presse's Nairobi bureau, won a prize in the Africa Stories category for his coverage of the 2025 "Gen Z uprisings" in Madagascar.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

Like previous uprisings, this too was crushed - Beijing says 22 people died, but Tibetan groups in exile estimate it was around 200.

From BBC Mar. 9, 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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