insurgents

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Ministers told Sir Keir the government needed to act more like insurgents and govern differently, and the prime minister accepted he needed to change.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Twenty years ago, the grim and creatively valorous third season thrust the story’s human heroes into the role of insurgents.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

"If the market is entirely run by insurgents, that is a different story," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

But when I asked if she thought the Surf City insurgents could upend California politics, the professor quickly said, “No.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In the next hour a few ministers and political leaders arrived, and telephone negotiations with the insurgents were begun in order to gauge the magnitude of the insurrection and to find a peaceful settlement.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende