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A 29-year-old homemaker in the Houthi-held city of Hodeida, where rebel media said the plane had landed, said she was worried more conflict lay ahead, "without producing any results, just making the current crises worse".

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Under the Obama administration, an international coalition targeting the Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi during the country’s 2011 civil war struck his fleeing convoy, leading to his capture and killing by rebel fighters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

Sharaa, the former leader of an Islamist rebel faction, took power after toppling longtime authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

President Museveni, 81, is a former rebel leader who took power about 40 years ago.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

The Quartermaster-Serjeant who strolled along our lines held up his hand and commanded, “Dig, boys. Pray don’t give no mind to the rebel scoundrel.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Pro-democracy rebels embedded with them to secure notable successes, including a landmark 2023 combined offensive that advanced to the brink of Mandalay, Myanmar's second city.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

But those rebels faced little resistance on their late 2024 offensive to seize power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

A combined offensive among some rebels starting late 2023 saw them win stunning advances, bearing down on the second largest city Mandalay -- with speculation they may even capture the ancient royal capital.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

More than two years ago, the rebels made a series of sweeping gains, but they have since been put on the back foot.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

All of these rebels, many of whom fought alongside my parents, suddenly know whose child I am.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

One of the main reasons colonists rebelled against the crown was that they wanted more Indigenous land—they wanted to move farther west into North America, but the king was telling them no.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026

Paraguay’s national anthem starts by stating that the people of the Americas were “oppressed for three centuries” until they rebelled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

Haiti became the first independent black nation in the Americas in 1804, after enslaved people rebelled against their French masters in what was then the colony of Saint-Domingue.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

Its aristocrats had the Magna Carta drafted to protect their rights after they rebelled against King John in 1215.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026

The more time passed, the less sure I was whether he was someone I would have loved or someone I would have rebelled against.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

Speakers promoting AI are getting booed at universities, voters are rebelling against data centers, and even AI-friendly Trump administration officials are starting to retreat as an artificial intelligence backlash gathers pace across the United States.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

"Maybe I was rebelling against everything, but not knowing what I was trying to aim for at the same time."

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara told Kennedy that, as a political compromise, to keep the Joint Chiefs of Staff from rebelling, he needed 1,000.

From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026

Artists, musicians, writers, film makers and performers of all kinds are rebelling, one of the most profound forms of resistance to a repressive regime.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026

He spent a large part of his life expiating one unfortunate deed after another and never rebelling against the almost impossible demands made upon him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton