rebellion
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"This is a former president. It's finally a Congolese rebellion," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
So may it be a big wave of many colors, and may it be a clear rebuke, rebellion and rout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
But in what appears to be a blow to the rebellion against Infantino, Sheikh Salman told the meeting in Japan it was time "to move forward".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Ditching the hair was an act of rebellion, much like growing it out had been in the first place, against the advice of his dad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
People wore different kinds of chains across their lifetimes, but it wasn’t hard to interpret rebellion, even when the rebels wore costumes to deny blame.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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The federal government was given the responsibility for putting down rebellions, which in practice meant crushing slave uprisings and resistance.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
Kurdish rebellions in the early years of the Islamic Republic were largely defeated, forcing Kurdish leaders into exile in neighboring Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
The longer struggle against slavery in the Western Hemisphere involved centuries of resistance through rebellions, wars, sabotage, and self-emancipation by enslaved people themselves, a story that extends far beyond the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
Suriname, on the north coast of South America, has been plagued by rebellions and coups since independence in 1975.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
He, Ron, and Hermione kept to themselves, working late into the night, trying to remember the ingredients in complicated potions, learn charms and spells by heart, memorize the dates of magical discoveries and goblin rebellions.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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