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counterrevolution

[koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuhn] / ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən /


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While the film frets that the stupids are building an army to overthrow the world, it can’t even bother to come up with a counterrevolution.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

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

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

The counterrevolution was openly preparing at Brussels, Worms, and Coblentz, under the protection and even with the assistance of foreign courts.

From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis) Mignet




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