revolt

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The protests have since snowballed into a revolt, marked by calls for Paz's resignation, just six months after he took office.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The government proposed restricting eligibility for disability benefits last year, but ended up largely dropped its own plans after a revolt by Labour MPs.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

BP BP -0.40%decrease; red down pointing triangle faced a shareholder revolt as investors used its annual general meeting to express their frustration, rejecting two of the energy major’s resolutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The split widens when a labor strike becomes an armed revolt, with Jacir gamely tracking the hardening or shifting loyalties of both her peasant and well-to-do characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

That the telescope flourished and the microscope languished is one of the signs that the Scientific Revolution can properly be understood as a revolution—that is, a revolt against a previous order.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton