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rebel

[reb-uhl, ri-bel] / ˈrɛb əl, rɪˈbɛl /






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At the heart of the tension is the question of who will succeed Museveni, 82, who has ruled Uganda since 1986, when his rebel National Resistance Army seized power after a five-year guerrilla war.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

"Anyar Dubai" has been "going viral" for its plentiful supply, said rebel spokesman Pyae Phyo Kyaw, at a time when Myanmar military-held areas have been rationing petrol.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

Last week, the US also imposed sanctions on Rwanda's defence ministry over its support for the M23 rebel group which has seized control of large parts of eastern DR Congo.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

She made them laugh, she made them cheer, she brought tears to the eyes of some and concluded with the rebel chant long associated with her that we shouted in unison — sí se puede.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

He had not finished signing the last one when a rebel colonel appeared in the doorway leading a mule carrying two chests.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

For the M23 rebels, his involvement brings the experience and networks of a former head of state to a movement whose military advances have yet to translate into broad national legitimacy.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

At the same time escalating tensions in the Middle East, with ongoing strikes between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, have pushed oil prices higher.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

She said this week: “I’m one of the rebels that is not going to put a number on her house.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of backing rebels in its northern Tigray state, and the two countries severed diplomatic ties last week.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

General Gage had ordered that no bells were to be rung for funerals, for fear the rebels should know how sickly lay the city.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Canada was formed as a collection of British North American colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown when the colonies in the modern-day US rebelled.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

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

When the thirteen colonies rebelled against Britain, no one raised this question.”

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

The bond market, however, is rebelling against that premise—a selloff is sending yields higher and raising governments’ borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

"I'm playing Caesar in the first film, leading the apes to freedom and rebelling and breaking out of the facility," he recalls.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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

“It hasn’t come back into style. Punk has come into style, so I think this is your son’s way of rebelling all over again,” Mom said with a smirk.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman


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