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revolutionary

[rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee] / ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i /




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The origins of American liberty lay deep in the Puritan soil of New England as the cultural memory of Plymouth and the English Civil War energized the 18th century’s revolutionary spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In addition, while AI boosters have emphasized how revolutionary it is, government involvement could prove to be reassuringly grounding.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

His arrival at Adobe came at the dawn of software-as-a service, which at the time was a revolutionary shift toward monetizing software via subscription business models.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

To tout that total lack of characterization as unique or revolutionary is a joke.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

By this standard, Jefferson was a more reliable colleague than staunch Federalists who had been reluctant or merely peripheral participants in the climactic phase of the revolutionary drama.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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