uprising
Example Sentences
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The spiritual leader, who lives in Dharamshala in India, left China in fear of his life after Chinese troops crushed an uprising.
From BBC
The Dalai Lama was just 23 when he fled the Tibetan capital Lhasa in fear for his life after Chinese troops crushed an uprising in 1959.
From Barron's
But when young people joined in, the protests morphed into an antiregime uprising that presented the greatest challenge to the country’s Shiite cleric rulers in their almost five decades in power.
The uprising built on public frustration after years of economic stagnation and allegations of entrenched political corruption.
From Barron's
In Vilnius, Zelensky was taking part in a ceremony to commemorate the 1863 uprising in Poland and Lithuania against Tsarist Russia.
From Barron's
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