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rebellion

[ri-bel-yuhn] / rɪˈbɛl jən /


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A hotbed of feminist rebellion, its corset-shattering, myth-busting history encompasses a journey of emancipation, imagination, and healthy disdain for patriarchal expectations.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

After her departure from the cabinet in November 2024, Haigh maintained a high profile on the backbenches, playing a key role in orchestrating the Labour rebellion against proposed welfare cuts last year.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The Stones don’t often wade into politics, and even when they do they often manage to evoke a timeless spirit: “Street Fighting Man” is a yawp of youthful rebellion, and it works for any era.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

It has freezer jam, bright and almost indecently cheerful, a small rebellion against the end of fruit season.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

After Abraham Lincoln was elected president in November, rumbles of rebellion swept the southern states.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Likewise, the end of slavery was not solely brought about by the Civil War in the U.S., but also by centuries of resistance through rebellions, wars, sabotage and self-emancipation, across the entire Americas.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 4, 2026

After no rebellions took place, the judicial system put on the brakes, the public turned against Palmer and the scare went dormant.

From Salon Dec. 21, 2025

Suriname, on the north coast of South America, has been plagued by rebellions and coups since independence in 1975.

From Barron's Dec. 2, 2025

The first national railroad workers’ strike in 1877 was the beginning of industrial-era struggles between labor and capital, as Army and National Guard forces suppressed worker rebellions along rail lines.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 27, 2025

When I was young, Metias was sometimes called away to deal with minor rebellions, and afterward he’d tell me about them.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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