revolt
Example Sentences
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He initially refused to answer, but later downplayed the revolt to CNN.
From Salon
The show has included the usual mix of potentially terrifying or revolting trials for the celebrities, including parachuting into the jungle, crawling through stinky slime and encountering creatures including crocodiles.
From BBC
The 70-year-old chancellor also seems to have quelled a revolt by younger deputies from his own Christian Democratic Union demanding cost-cutting pension reform.
From Barron's
Iger, who replaced Michael Eisner in 2005 following a shareholder revolt, has postponed planned retirement dates five times and helped push out a number of top executives poised to succeed him.
According to Ekane's lawyers, he was accused of hostility against the state, incitement to revolt, and calls for insurrection.
From BBC
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