revolutionary
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Ask any historian—or child, for that matter—to name the “father of the telephone,” and most will say Alexander Graham Bell, who patented his revolutionary invention in 1876.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
She spoke during a symbolic visit to the eastern city of Nanjing, where she visited the mausoleum of revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, one of the few Chinese historical figures revered in both Beijing and Taipei.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
As with any revolutionary movement, NAR leaders do not always see eye to eye on everything.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
He emphasised building a new system rooted in sovereignty, patriotism and revolutionary mobilisation, with traditional leaders and grassroots structures playing a central role.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
What one historian has called “the perishability of revolutionary time” meant that the political will to act was also racing against the clock.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing revolutionary
"On the Vietnam War, 1967," Vocabulary from the speech
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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One Crazy Summer
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