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revolt

[ri-vohlt] / rɪˈvoʊlt /






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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

Murphy believes Slot's departure is now purely a case of when rather than if, given the increasing revolt in the stands.

From BBC • May 13, 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

First in May 1920, and then again two months later, he boldly and unequivocally predicted that a serious Communist revolt was about to take place throughout the country.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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