rebellion
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In era when so much about the news is just plain depressing, what stands out about the burgeoning public rebellion against Flock security cameras is just how fun it all is.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
You’re talking about the rebellion of teenage girls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Fashion has a long history of turning provocation, rebellion and even criticism of the industry itself into something desirable — and expensive.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
The Uefa-led rebellion against him will be hoping that it does not get that far, and that he has been forced to quit long before then.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
She throws back her head and shouts, “Whole country in rebellion? Wouldn’t want anything like that!”
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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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
Kurdish rebellions in the early years of the Islamic Republic were largely defeated, forcing Kurdish leaders into exile in neighboring Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 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
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
Within half a dozen years of the initial conquest, Incas mounted two desperate, large-scale, well-prepared rebellions against the Spaniards.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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