revolted

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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

Newman became one of reality television’s more memorable villains thanks to her run on “The Apprentice,” where her Machiavellian ways and unapologetic ambition revolted viewers and impressed her fake boss.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The private investors revolted and shut down the merger—but the problems that set up the merger didn’t go away.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

That role was played by now-dead sites like CGHub, a platform Zhang helped to build, and successors like ArtStation, whose users have also revolted against its A.I. policies.

From Slate • May 16, 2024

Part of her revolted against the insanity of the rules.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen