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revolt

[ri-vohlt] / rɪˈvoʊlt /






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The meeting bought Infantino some peace by quelling the revolt inside his own offices, but his long-term fate still resides with the 211 member associations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

This heaps yet more pressure on the beleaguered Fifa president Gianni Infantino, and is further evidence that the revolt against him over the FFE saga is being driven by Uefa.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Evangelical leaders “helped to organize the Populist revolt of the 1880s and 1890s” and others “urged Texans to see the sins of our economic system,” he said.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

Only soccer could’ve caused such a joyous revolt.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

I know no medium: I never in my life have known any medium in my dealings with positive, hard characters, antagonistic to my own, between absolute submission and determined revolt.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The numbers are far from the peaks reached in 2011, when tens of thousands arrived in just a few months as maritime border controls disintegrated during the Arab Spring revolts.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

It was also a time when various European empires were reaching their peak yet faced republican or nationalistic revolts.

From BBC Feb. 15, 2026

Speaking to other militia members who joined the revolts of Bundy and his father, The Atlantic found that Ammon was an outlier in his own community.

From Salon Feb. 2, 2026

Moreover, history suggests that foreign support has rarely been the determining factor in helping popular revolts topple autocratic leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

“Nat Turner empowered and educated other slaves, and it led to one of the biggest slave revolts in history.”

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

There was one heavily affected community that revolted whenever the group tried to enter.

From Slate Jun. 9, 2026

Within weeks of the election, roughly three-quarters of the TMC's legislators revolted against both Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, widely seen as her heir.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

When consumers revolted against excessive costs and volumes dipped, companies like PepsiCo and General Mills pivoted to aggressive promotions to regain market share.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

What he didn’t mention, though, was that China’s retaliation against the U.S. with triple-digit tariffs eventually led Washington to a climb-down as markets revolted.

From Barron's Jan. 20, 2026

I felt my heart limping in my chest, and was revolted by it, a pitiful muscle, sick and bloody, pulsing against my ribs.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Across Southern California, residents are revolting against bright LEDs.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

The new policy is an attempt to be “flexible” as situations change, the company said, but some shareholders appear to be revolting.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

Maybe it was the underbelly of all of the bravado and power-seeking—some desire to counter all the validation with the humiliation of knowing that, deep down, he’s just a revolting little worm.

From Slate Apr. 15, 2026

Among the choicest: The champion skier from Norway starts his day with a breakfast that his father finds revolting, and he’s “too afraid” of downhill cycling to consider switching sports.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

I burst out laughing because the whole thing is so revolting I can't stand it.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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