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rebel

[reb-uhl, ri-bel] / ˈrɛb əl, rɪˈbɛl /






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Neither Eritrea’s foreign minister nor a Tigrayan rebel spokesman responded to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

On 11 August 2012, Tice celebrated his 31st birthday at a rebel safehouse on the western edge of Damascus, a few miles from Assad's presidential palace.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Here’s hoping it inspires a new generation of rebel filmmakers to take the wheel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

It ruled "the temporary suspension" of bombings of rebel camps when there is intelligence information or other alerts about "the possible presence of children and adolescents."

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Nehemia, they whispered, who smuggled information and supplies to the rebel groups hiding in Eyllwe.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

In 2022, after years of stalemate, the government and rebels signed on to a ceasefire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

The rebels initially made advances in neighbouring Afar and Amhara states, working alongside local militias.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

But as European and U.S. manufacturers tightened controls to avert diversions by the Houthis and the Iranians, the Yemeni rebels turned to China, arms experts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Activists say that because the war with the Tamil rebels was ongoing, the then government didn't pursue the investigation and did not explain why.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Among the Collegians, silence was protection; among the rebels, ’twas grief.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Canada was formed as a collection of British North American colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown when the colonies in the modern-day US rebelled.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Baby boomers, the generation that rebelled against their parents, are moving into the same retirement communities as their octogenarian-plus moms and dads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Unlike the majority of his generational cohort, he never rebelled against the establishment that promoted it.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

One of the main reasons colonists rebelled against the crown was that they wanted more Indigenous land—they wanted to move farther west into North America, but the king was telling them no.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026

He has decreed that the body of Polynices, Antigone’s brother, who had rebelled against the city, does not deserve a proper burial.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The bond market, however, is rebelling against that premise—a selloff is sending yields higher and raising governments’ borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Still, it’s promising sign that people are rebelling against Flock cameras.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Speakers promoting AI are getting booed at universities, voters are rebelling against data centers, and even AI-friendly Trump administration officials are starting to retreat as an artificial intelligence backlash gathers pace across the United States.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

"Maybe I was rebelling against everything, but not knowing what I was trying to aim for at the same time."

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

It was rebelling and would have leaped over the side of the mountain, to all our destruction, in its attempt to unseat me had I relaxed control for a single second.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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