revolt

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But at the end of 2024, with Jeep and Ram dealers in revolt over high sticker prices, Tavares and the company’s board agreed to part ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Otherwise, the town would revolt and the show’s prospects would be ruined.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

"The revolt was the result of a pain and I think that people should remember that while casting their votes," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Each year, Bani Walid celebrates the anniversary of a 1969 coup that brought Gaddafi to power, with people parading through the streets with portraits of the ex-leader and Libya's green flag from before the revolt.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Ptolemy IV Philopater hazarded the use of native Egyptian troops at Raphia, and won the battle with their help; just a few years later, native mercenaries in Thebes used their hard-won martial skills to revolt.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro