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revolt

[ri-vohlt] / rɪˈvoʊlt /






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Second, financial markets didn’t revolt against those rising debts, which robbed hawks of credibility and made prominent economists rethink the conventional wisdom on debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Rosario Forlenza, a professor at Rome's Luiss University, called it a "European generational revolt" rooted in a social and economic crisis "to which politicians cannot give a substantive response".

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The internal revolt at the network has become a daily reality for rank-and-file employees who watched the forced departures of foundational figures like Scott Pelley, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

But while Burnham is facing some difficult calls, this is not a leader facing a restless party in revolt.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

So the leaders of the burgeoning Montgomery bus revolt turned away from Claudette Colvin.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

The university endured the faculty and student revolts that those moves sparked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The numbers are far from the peaks reached in 2011, when tens of thousands arrived in just a few months as maritime border controls disintegrated during the Arab Spring revolts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

It was also a time when various European empires were reaching their peak yet faced republican or nationalistic revolts.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

Speaking to other militia members who joined the revolts of Bundy and his father, The Atlantic found that Ammon was an outlier in his own community.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026

The other said that to change anything in the sugar islands would invite slave revolts, help France’s rivals, and thus hurt the nation.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

There was one heavily affected community that revolted whenever the group tried to enter.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

Within weeks of the election, roughly three-quarters of the TMC's legislators revolted against both Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, widely seen as her heir.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

I read it again and again until my body revolted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

But the salient point is that Mr. Trump in 2006 volunteered his view to the cops that Epstein’s behavior revolted him and is thus unlikely to have participated in it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

She watched, fascinated and revolted, as he closed his mouth, drew his lips inward until there was no mouth, and made his chin come up to almost meet his nose.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Some rancid wine that tasted like "salty bin juice", according to comedian Joanne McNally, topped off possibly the most revolting task yet.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Each individual set piece is its own jewel of craftsmanship, usually combining the revolting with the amusing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Across Southern California, residents are revolting against bright LEDs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

The new policy is an attempt to be “flexible” as situations change, the company said, but some shareholders appear to be revolting.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

My sister's not totally revolting all the time.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell


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