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insurgency

[in-sur-juhn-see] / ɪnˈsɜr dʒən si /


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The insurgency was winning, and Mr. Bush needed to shift his strategy or accept defeat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Mambasa is the stronghold of the Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamic State affiliate conducting an insurgency against Congolese and Ugandan troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Extraction began nearly 60 years ago, but the insurgency meant some of India's highest-grade iron ore was left untouched.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

"Roads were made and security forces opened camps inside the jungles," local police chief Sundarraj P, who spent years fighting the insurgency, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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