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revolt

[ri-vohlt] / rɪˈvoʊlt /






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A fourth plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field after a passenger revolt.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

That almost certainly discouraged any attempt to revolt.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

These giant computer campuses, which are mostly void of human beings, have become a focal point of the growing revolt against an increasingly predatory tech industry.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

To serve as a warning to all professional sports owners that they can abuse a host city and its fan base for only so long before people revolt by just not caring.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

I can’t understand what the revolt was about Everybody knows that the King of England is their feudal overlord.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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

From BBC Feb. 15, 2026

There are, of course, legitimate disabilities that call for accommodation, but the Gen Xer in me revolts at the way everything has been pathologized and turned into a condition.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 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

"All these movements and revolts have brought us to this point. And I think it's time to put an end to it."

From Barron's Jan. 13, 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

The crowd revolted, showering the court with cups, beer cans and garbage.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

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

No longer able to afford the staple of their diet, the Egyptian people revolted.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

He’d looked at Matt with those bright blue eyes that were so much like Tom’s, and Matt had been revolted.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

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

Though, like many things Epstein, the man’s genetic interests were twisted, often revolting, and shockingly uninformed.

From Slate Mar. 19, 2026

BOSTON—The home of a famous 1773 tea party is revolting again, this time over coffee.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

I find that substance revolting, yet he eats it eagerly, as if it were candy.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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