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revolt

[ri-vohlt] / rɪˈvoʊlt /






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Rising debt without a financial-market revolt 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

There was still a spirit of revolt among the pupils.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

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

Moreover, history suggests that foreign support has rarely been the determining factor in helping popular revolts topple autocratic leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 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

Jamaica had already seen many slave revolts, Trelawney Town in Jamaica shows how threatening the Haitian revolt was to slaveholders everywhere.

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

For the past few years, food companies raised prices so aggressively that shoppers revolted, trading down to store brands and buying less.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

I read it again and again until my body revolted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

Once, when I’d been paired at random with another student, she’d just revolted.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

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

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

I think it may be the single most revolting pedicure in the history of film.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

“How did he get in there? Who put the top down? Oh, darling, sweet, sweet Furball”—she cuddled the revolting creature next to her face—“you’re okay now. You’re my good dog. You’re my honeybunch.”

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer


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