counterrevolution

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Wary of counterrevolution, the patriots were prepared to maintain dominance by whatever means necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Typewriters are at the forefront of an analog counterrevolution against the nagging persistence of connectivity and information technology, in favor of privacy, thoughtfulness, and creativity.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024

When Leo arrived at Cornell University as an undergraduate in the fall of 1983, a counterrevolution in the legal world was gaining momentum.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023

The rest of the movie is about the Barbies deploying their political organizing skills and the Kens’ underdeveloped sense of self-awareness to successfully stage a counterrevolution and get their Dreamhouses back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023

In September, 1831, the Radicals founded at Langenthal, the Schutzverein or protective union, which embraced all the liberal clubs throughout Switzerland and was intended to counteract the impending aristocratic counterrevolution.

From Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 by Horrocks, Mrs. George