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rebel

[reb-uhl, ri-bel] / ˈrɛb əl, rɪˈbɛl /






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There is one glaring problem: Software doesn’t rebel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

On 11 August 2012, Tice celebrated his 31st birthday at a rebel safehouse on the western edge of Damascus, a few miles from Assad's presidential palace.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Here’s hoping it inspires a new generation of rebel filmmakers to take the wheel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

It ruled "the temporary suspension" of bombings of rebel camps when there is intelligence information or other alerts about "the possible presence of children and adolescents."

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Three rebel minie balls went through it, but it has stood up right well.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

In 2022, after years of stalemate, the government and rebels signed on to a ceasefire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Tigray rebels were abandoning their regional capital in northern Ethiopia on Saturday, a local journalist and residents told AFP, as pro-government forces advanced on the city.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

The rebels also clashed with government troops in neighboring Afar, in the sharpest escalation of hostilities since the end of the devastating civil war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Activists say that because the war with the Tamil rebels was ongoing, the then government didn't pursue the investigation and did not explain why.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

He does not try to touch any warning spots, and, as if we are all born rebels, because he is not touching them, I want him to.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

Unlike the majority of his generational cohort, he never rebelled against the establishment that promoted it.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

One of the main reasons colonists rebelled against the crown was that they wanted more Indigenous land—they wanted to move farther west into North America, but the king was telling them no.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026

Paraguay’s national anthem starts by stating that the people of the Americas were “oppressed for three centuries” until they rebelled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

A sector that once rebelled against Beijing has grown into a critical tool for working around sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

I couldn’t remember clearly, and my mind rebelled against me as I tried to recall.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

Still, it’s promising sign that people are rebelling against Flock cameras.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Speakers promoting AI are getting booed at universities, voters are rebelling against data centers, and even AI-friendly Trump administration officials are starting to retreat as an artificial intelligence backlash gathers pace across the United States.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

"Students were rebelling, but with hope and celebration, not anger. The film was about people finding joy in being themselves and saying we don't want to conform," says Krishen in the same interview.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara told Kennedy that, as a political compromise, to keep the Joint Chiefs of Staff from rebelling, he needed 1,000.

From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026

Maybe it was her way of rebelling against the faction system.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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