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disobedience

[dis-uh-bee-dee-uhns] / ˌdɪs əˈbi di əns /


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“Particularly when your disobedience threatens to upend how the business makes money. In Hollywood you can be an addict, be a philanderer, be outspoken. But don’t disrupt the cash flow.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

But Thoreau’s show of civil disobedience has resounded down the ages, creating a political legacy claimed by liberals and conservatives, libertarians and Marxists External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

They are trained in the tenets of the First Amendment, the right to protest and civil disobedience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Most of those who attended these protests were peaceful—Operation Rescue instructed recruits on what it called nonviolent civil disobedience.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

After Kelley’s blatant disobedience, the lieutenant had it out for him.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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