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  • present participle of riot.

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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

This portrayal of protesters as routinely instigating violence or rioting was also misleading.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025

The cluttered walls of the restaurant took no notice of the rioting outside.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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