rebellion
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The U.S. was born through rebellion and has lived through plenty of its own turmoil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The move comes barely a week after Rwanda's defence ministry was hit with sanctions by US Treasury for its alleged role in the armed rebellion in eastern DR Congo.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
"This is a former president. It's finally a Congolese rebellion," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Boudica was the heroic first-century leader of a rebellion against Rome in Britain, who killed herself after defeat but, in Mr. de la Bédoyère’s words, “lived to enjoy a mythologised mortality.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
These British victories nearly crushed the rebellion just months after independence was declared.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Weapons from the former Yugoslavia helped drive the Libyan civil wars after 2011, later fueling rebellions in Mali and across the Sahel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
The longer struggle against slavery in the Western Hemisphere involved centuries of resistance through rebellions, wars, sabotage, and self-emancipation by enslaved people themselves, a story that extends far beyond the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
After no rebellions took place, the judicial system put on the brakes, the public turned against Palmer and the scare went dormant.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
By one measure External link, these local rebellions have sunk or delayed tens of billions of dollars worth of potential data center projects.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
While mass action had become less frequent after the turn of the century, individual rebellions remained common.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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