revolt

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

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Habermas, who began teaching philosophy and sociology at the University of Frankfurt in the 1960s, vocally supported the student revolt at West German universities at the time.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

It took the speeches and writings of prominent Americans, especially Thomas Paine, to convince Americans to revolt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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

The Scientific Revolution was, first and foremost, a revolt by the mathematicians against the authority of the philosophers.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton