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mutiny

[myoot-n-ee] / ˈmjut n i /




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Ochieng said the mutiny "demonstrates deep divisions and grievances within the security apparatus", in a country whose soldiers are "constantly in the line of fire, fighting militants".

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Life returned to normal in Niger's capital, Niamey, on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

For Niger's government, Saturday's mutiny highlights that the military is dealing not only with an external insurgency, but also signs of discontent within its own ranks.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Cash in circulation jumped after President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation in September 2022 and during a brief mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group in June 2023.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

They were angry with the Chinese crews, and on the third day, my father said that mutiny charges had been placed against them.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

Puckish and determined, Hockney didn’t shrink from mutinies small or large.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Among the American troops, there were mutinies and desertions and soldiers simply going home when their enlistment was up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

The latest controversy adds to a list which includes sinkings, crashes, mutinies, and the controversial 1877 dead heat, when the result was decided in court.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025

Rights groups also warn that civilians usually bear the brunt of these mutinies.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

Is what happened like the mutinies that happened on ships long ago?

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

He briefly mutinied, demanding back-pay for his soldiers, promotions and a political position for his brother.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025

Around 3 p.m., she and the two other employees working that day mutinied.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025

There was further controversy last year when members of the Spanish women's team mutinied against their coach Jorge Vilda.

From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2023

A few years after the showdown at Worms, unpaid troops in the Habsburg Emperor’s army mutinied, then sacked Rome and the Vatican.

From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2023

At the end of October, German naval crews mutinied, and within a week, revolutionary outbreaks had spread to every big German city.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

On 7 December, mutinying soldiers claimed to have overthrown the Benin president.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

By the end of his reign, Roman armies in Gaul and Hispania were mutinying.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

It’s the captain’s job to ensure their ship is stocked with food, water, and ammo lest they run the risk of their crew mutinying from a lack of provisions.

From The Verge ● Apr. 29, 2022

In other words, in waging endless war, Americans are also, in effect, mutinying against the planet.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2019

They were always showing Columbus discovering America, having one helluva time getting old Ferdinand and Isabella to lend him the dough to buy ships with, and then the sailors mutinying on him and all.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger




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