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rebellion

[ri-bel-yuhn] / rɪˈbɛl jən /


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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

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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