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“Vince . . . basically threatened to fire me if I ever brought it up again and read me the riot act,” Ventura explained on The Steve Austin Show.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

It is currently facing a wave of protests by students over poor conditions that has seen riot police deployed and more than 160 schools closed Thursday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

It was initially imposed following a riot during the 1980 Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Celtic at Hampden.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Where, literally, would Angelenos be without the flying eyes that guide us to our destinations through our traffic mangles and bring us close to mayhem, riot and fire?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“I am glad you are riot one of those babies that cry all day long,” I told her.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

Troops were also deployed to enforce strict Covid‑19 lockdowns in 2020 and during the deadly riots sparked by the jailing of ex‑president Jacob Zuma in 2021.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

It was created by the California Legislature in 1968 after the 1965 Watts riots in Los Angeles, ostensibly to curb redlining by banks, home sellers and insurers in minority neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

At the end of her sentencing, Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke praised the bravery of the hundreds of police officers who were working on the night of the riots.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

A year after MacMillan published his book, a wave of riots and unrest swept the Caribbean.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

Between them they faced 52 charges, including rioting, which were all denied.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Amid rioting, the shah fled Iran once again on Jan. 16, 1979, never to return.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

Western diplomats in Damascus assessed that more than 20,000 people fled the camp in a matter of days earlier amid rioting and a surge of escape attempts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Sucking in wind and making a sound like a train getting derailed, his eyes positively apoplectic, his chest rioting with pain, Bud Gleason crashed out another mucus-splattering sneeze.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols