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mutiny

[myoot-n-ee] / ˈmyut n i /




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Seeing Samary revealed as the coup spokesman, Tévoédjrè was dismayed to realize he had sent a mutineer to stop a mutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Alekseyev, who had longtime links with Wagner, was detained after the mutiny and later released.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

And amid the Ukraine war he was despatched to negotiate with Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin during his attempted mutiny against Russian military top brass in 2023.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Nigeria led the regional mission with the deployment of jets and troops to suppress the mutiny in Benin.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Giggling was a form of mutiny to the nun and she quelled it with a wintery narrowing of her eyes.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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