restive
Example Sentences
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Myanmar's military has long presented itself as the only force guarding the restive country from rupture and ruin.
From Barron's
Protesters are taking to the streets and likely to grow more restive in the sweltering Cuban summer.
Many have their own restive populations to contend with and fear contagion and chaos if the Iranian regime falls.
In Cameroon, the Pope will visit the capital Yaoundé, the economic hub Douala, and the Anglophone city of Bamenda in the restive Northwest region, where an armed conflict has been raging for nearly 10 years.
From BBC
According to the police, at least 16 officers were wounded and 13 arrests made at the demonstration in Tirana, the latest in a series of restive anti-governmental rallies called by opposition leader Sali Berisha.
From Barron's
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