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An hour later, smoke is billowing out of a backyard barbecue while the tiny kitchen is a riot of brightly colored peppers, vegetables and spices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

The officer, who received minor injuries, said the leg and shin protections on his riot uniform melted.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

As dusk fell, police special forces arrived to reinforce the riot police.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Protesters and riot police clashed in Tirana as thousands of demonstrators rallied for better university conditions and demanded Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

If a caterpillar died before pupating, there was no guarantee they would be able to find that particular species again—or its host plant—in the riot of vegetation.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

Some 70,000 members of the security forces were deployed Saturday, ready to move in quickly after mass protests on October 17 degenerated into the worst riots seen in France in years.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

The case concerned Robinson's response to Daily Mail and Mail Online articles from August 2024, showing him on holiday in Cyprus while riots took place in England following the Southport murders.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Although a tense urban peace has taken hold since then, many residents of Paris, Toulouse, Marseille and other cities beset by riots still feel under siege, much like Los Angeles after the 1992 riots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

But it also describes what happened in the U.S. in the 1960s, when protests over racism, the Vietnam War, and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. sometimes escalated into riots.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026

Full-blown riots have been few and far between.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

The rate of pupils missing school has spiked near to where people rioted for several nights in Ballymena, the education minister has said.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 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

The streets rioted in all directions, twisting around in a confusing way.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

Polmont was back in the news last week when it emerged it had recently experienced the worst prison rioting in decades.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

France has been rocked by widespread anger over the rising cost of living and inequality, with nationwide demonstrations on October 17 degenerating into some of the country's worst rioting in years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

PARIS—France was on alert for renewed violence Saturday as protesters prepared to take to the streets across the country, a week after demonstrations against the rising cost of living descended into widespread rioting and looting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Curfews were imposed in several cities in the aftermath of the weekend rioting, and Macron said the government wanted a return to calm.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

They were scattered here and there among untidy stands of mealies, rioting pumpkin vines, and sweet potatoes.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer