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rebellion

[ri-bel-yuhn] / rɪˈbɛl jən /


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On the other, she was also the voice of rebellion for the repressed members of her enormous fan base.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Ditching the hair was an act of rebellion, much like growing it out had been in the first place, against the advice of his dad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

That stylistic rebellion extended to Arnold as well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Yet he appreciates there is another side to the photographs, and to the rebellion they record.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Or perhaps my final act of rebellion forced their hand.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Before, the two forces had been allies, working together to crush rebellions in Darfur, but also pro-democracy movements that sprung up after the ouster of Sudanese dictator Omar Al-Bashir in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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

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

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

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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