disobedience
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But Farbiarz was not inclined to let this disobedience go unpunished.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
That summer, 1960, Jackson came home and led a sit-in at the library, his arrest a first taste of civil disobedience.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Other groups are providing nonviolent civil disobedience training, for example, which organizers describe as calling attention to the injustice of the current policy.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
Acts of civil disobedience have a long and sometimes noble history, but the actors must also face the legal consequences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Therem said, “You lie, for you would never have come back alive from Estre. These men have disobeyed my command and lied to hide their disobedience: I ask their banishment.”
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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