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rebellion

[ri-bel-yuhn] / rɪˈbɛl jən /


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Opposition from just those two confederations is unlikely to be enough to unseat him, and so efforts are currently being made behind the scenes to convince countries elsewhere to join the rebellion.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The Stones don’t often wade into politics, and even when they do they often manage to evoke a timeless spirit: “Street Fighting Man” is a yawp of youthful rebellion, and it works for any era.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Throughout our history, major domestic quarrels have erupted over economics: the prairie rebellion of the 1890s, the Progressive era, the New Deal.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

As part of the Council, he helped lead the city in the aftermath of the Watts rebellion of 1965.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

The rebellion by American youth against the money culture never happened.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

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

Suriname, on the north coast of South America, has been plagued by rebellions and coups since independence in 1975.

From Barron's Dec. 2, 2025

The first national railroad workers’ strike in 1877 was the beginning of industrial-era struggles between labor and capital, as Army and National Guard forces suppressed worker rebellions along rail lines.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 27, 2025

Though there have been many successful colonial rebellions against imperial domination since the American Revolution, none had occurred before.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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