revolt
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The revolt was launched in June 1916 by Hussein bin Ali, the emir of Mecca.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
But while Burnham is facing some difficult calls, this is not a leader facing a restless party in revolt.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The ploughman wants to play by the rules, but it’s how the revolt plays out that radicalizes him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
A fourth plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field after a passenger revolt.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
So much laid to waste from the miscalculation of infallibility in the face of a planet’s revolt.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
It is watching one shock produce two revolts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was also a time when various European empires were reaching their peak yet faced republican or nationalistic revolts.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
Speaking to other militia members who joined the revolts of Bundy and his father, The Atlantic found that Ammon was an outlier in his own community.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
"All these movements and revolts have brought us to this point. And I think it's time to put an end to it."
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
“The painting attracts me, revolts me, consumes me.”
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
In 2010, four years after reaching the final for the second time in three tries, the players revolted against coach Raymond Domenech during the tournament.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
There was one heavily affected community that revolted whenever the group tried to enter.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
Within weeks of the election, roughly three-quarters of the TMC's legislators revolted against both Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, widely seen as her heir.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
No longer able to afford the staple of their diet, the Egyptian people revolted.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
It was said that, when I was born, the sun was so revolted it went into hiding for a full month.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Across Southern California, residents are revolting against bright LEDs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
The new policy is an attempt to be “flexible” as situations change, the company said, but some shareholders appear to be revolting.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Maybe it was the underbelly of all of the bravado and power-seeking—some desire to counter all the validation with the humiliation of knowing that, deep down, he’s just a revolting little worm.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026
Among the choicest: The champion skier from Norway starts his day with a breakfast that his father finds revolting, and he’s “too afraid” of downhill cycling to consider switching sports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Fifteen years of regret at not having a son had become the bitterness of finally having one in the most revolting circumstances.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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