revolt
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"But right now we're not seeing that kind of revolt," he said.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
But the protests later ballooned into a full-blown revolt.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
For the U.S. to experience a bond market revolt, doubts would likely have to emerge about both its fiscal and economic trajectory, Davis said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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
In 1811, Charles Deslondes, a free person of color from Saint Domingue, led what is sometimes called the largest slave revolt in U.S. history.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
Vocabulary lists containing revolt
"The Sniper" by Liam O’Flaherty
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