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rebellion

[ri-bel-yuhn] / rɪˈbɛl jən /


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That stylistic rebellion extended to Arnold as well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Yet he appreciates there is another side to the photographs, and to the rebellion they record.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Over the past two weeks, Cornell University has faced a very public and very courageous rebellion, similar to the one Cassie attempts to mount in “Promising Young Woman.”

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

She “fell in love with that country,” she relates, “for its ancient diversity as much as its then modern rebellion against colonialism.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The rebellion was almost over, and the victorious North held a celebration.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

The federal government was given the responsibility for putting down rebellions, which in practice meant crushing slave uprisings and resistance.

From Salon ● May 14, 2026

In rebellions that occurred in New York, Richmond and Charleston between 1712 and 1822, “African spiritualist presences” influenced participants who believed themselves to possess supernatural protection from harm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Likewise, the end of slavery was not solely brought about by the Civil War in the U.S., but also by centuries of resistance through rebellions, wars, sabotage and self-emancipation, across the entire Americas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026

But as the civilian government battled rebellions and internal divisions, it handed power to the military in 1958 for a two-year caretaker spell.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

But really it was obvious they adored the sister-in-law-cousin who encouraged them in their small rebellions against their possessive only brother.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez


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