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Ms. Aptowicz’s sympathetic portrait of the people who stood their ground at Christiana bolsters recent reconsideration of their actions as resistance rather than a riot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

She said: "We were met by lines of riot police blocking our access."

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Moroccan police - including some in riot gear - reportedly used tear gas to disperse groups of migrants gathered on nearby hills.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

If the network threatened to pull the plug on a given cable operator over fee negotiations, sports-mad subscribers would practically riot in the streets!

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

It had only been a day since I’d last seen him, and I hadn’t tried to quell the riot of excitement in my stomach.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

Both monks have portrayed themselves as defenders of Buddhism against what they describe as Islamist extremism, although Gnanasara has denied any role in the riots.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

His gaze shifts past snapshots he once documented of historical taut moments in Los Angeles like the 1966 Sunset Strip riots of West Hollywood or the 1970 Chicano Moratorium in Boyle Heights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Last month authorities detained nine people and seized 10 social media accounts for allegedly spreading disinformation about possible riots, though they did not disclose who was behind it.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

The march had attracted criticism from councillors for taking place in an area which suffered severe damage during the 2024 riots.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Detroit, in the stifling summer of 1967, is bracing for race riots.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

When prisoners rioted over the conditions, their eloquent spokesman Jones was extensively quoted in the press, catching the attention of a church leader.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

Dunn said officers wanted acknowledgment for those members of law enforcement who were present at the insurrection, as well as accountability from those who rioted.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2025

In October 1962, federal marshals escorted Meredith as he enrolled as the first Black student at the University of Mississippi, while white people rioted on the Oxford campus.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2023

Caught between the collapse of wages and the loss of land, peasants rioted across Europe.

From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023

Austria-Hungary, threatened with a complete breakdown of order as people in the cities starved and rioted, signed an armistice agreement on November 3.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Perhaps the most notable intervention came on Wednesday, after the worst night of rioting.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

"Our officers have a role to facilitate and accommodate peaceful protest," he said, while cautioning against a repeat of widespread anti-immigrant rioting last June.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

They would be elderly people rioting, but they would still riot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

HIs performance was uneven as unrest turned into rioting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Now, I have been around: the racial rioting in South Africa, hosting embassy parties in Brazzaville, shopping in Paris and Brussels, the game animals in Kenya, I have seen it all.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver