rebellion

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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.

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Mr. Rees-Mogg commits a small act of rebellion as he prepares to sit down at his London home for our Zoom interview: He makes a cup of instant coffee instead of tea.

From The Wall Street Journal

He had no role in the armed rebellion.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Jewan concealed an anti-colonial streak and Sikh activists gathered to talk rebellion at a retreat he built on the Ravi River, which zigzags across what is now the restive border between Pakistan and India.

From The Wall Street Journal

The crash highlighted Turkey’s role as a power broker in Libya, an oil-rich country in north Africa that descended into political crisis and civil war after a 2011 rebellion overthrew former dictator Col.

From The Wall Street Journal