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revolution

[rev-uh-loo-shuhn] / ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən /




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The date of the opening is symbolic - on 4 November 1956 Soviet tanks rolled through Budapest and other cities, to crush Hungary's short-lived revolution.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Somoza made it to Miami as his regime collapsed during the Sandinista revolution, then moved on to the Bahamas and ultimately to Paraguay, then under the rule of military dictator Alfredo Stroessner.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

In a recent research paper, Van Nieuwerburgh said that despite AI being described as an intangible revolution, its near-term economic footprint is “strikingly physical.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Nunez also said authorities had detected social media calls for Halloween gatherings on Saturday evening urging protesters to spark a "revolution."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The last thing I needed was to be swept up in someone else’s revolution, when I was battling my own war trying to get my family here.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Two revolutions radically reduced the power of individual landowners to use their land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

It is paying interest to this day: “It is astonishing to think of the wars, revolutions, religious revolt, pandemics and other disasters this bond has survived,” the author marvels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“There were demonstrations in the streets, anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, drug revolutions, sex revolutions, riots, race riots. So we thought, what a good time to go out and do Black and white comedy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

"But we're not afraid of revolutions when they are peaceful, well-thought and meant to last."

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

These long millennia may well have witnessed wars and revolutions, ecstatic religious movements, profound philosophical theories, incomparable artistic masterpieces.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari


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