revolutionary
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The French aristocrat who had joined the American revolutionary cause visited the U.S. in 1824.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
It was a revolutionary ruling at the time.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
The late Gordon Wood, the preeminent scholar of the revolutionary period, explained that there was no common lineage, even at the nation’s founding.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
The film’s argument — even he deserves better from the company that’s made a fortune selling him bunk — feels rousing, even revolutionary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Perhaps because we are still living their legacy, we have yet to reach a genuinely historical perspective on the revolutionary generation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Ramiro Valdés was one of the last surviving revolutionaries who took power with the Castro brothers in 1959, and his influence remained embedded in Cuba’s security apparatus almost until his death Sunday at age 94.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
"They'd love to humiliate the Castros and get one of the original revolutionaries from 1959 behind bars. But the strategic value of that is questionable."
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
After starring in the Oscar-winning “One Battle After Another” as the daughter of revolutionaries, Chase Infiniti is poised to lead another revolution in “The Testaments.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
At this year's awards, held on March 15, Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" -- a wild tale of leftist revolutionaries, white supremacists and immigrant detention centers -- was crowned as best picture.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
The revolutionaries had taken Fourth Aunt and Uncle’s store, house, and lands.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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