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rebel

[reb-uhl, ri-bel] / ˈrɛb əl, rɪˈbɛl /






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Here’s hoping it inspires a new generation of rebel filmmakers to take the wheel.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

It ruled "the temporary suspension" of bombings of rebel camps when there is intelligence information or other alerts about "the possible presence of children and adolescents."

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

George Washington and the Continental Congress hoped to sever French-speaking eastern Quebec from the rest of British Canada and bring it into the war as a 14th rebel colony.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

Voters in northern states such as Michigan that border Canada and conduct lots of trade with that country could rebel over the latest flare-up in tensions.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 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

Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province and one of DR Congo's most crowded hillside cities, was captured by M23 rebels in February last year.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

On Wednesday, the rebels reported more than 40 Saudi reprisal strikes.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

U.S. oil prices reached their highest levels since the beginning of June on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia announced that a wave of attacks by Houthi rebels hit oil facilities.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Turkey has championed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former Sunni jihadist whose rebels in late 2024 ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, ending a brutal civil war.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Patriots had somehow managed to intercept the real letter, in which Wright had warned that the rebels were threatening British rule.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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

Haiti became the first independent black nation in the Americas in 1804, after enslaved people rebelled against their French masters in what was then the colony of Saint-Domingue.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

My already blistered hands and scraped knees rebelled as the dust took over me like a swarm of bees.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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

From Salon Aug. 14, 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

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara told Kennedy that, as a political compromise, to keep the Joint Chiefs of Staff from rebelling, he needed 1,000.

From Slate Feb. 3, 2026

Controllers are stressed out and rebelling during the shutdown because if it drags out they might not get paid, he said, adding that he is grateful for controllers who continue to serve.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

These words could not be more pointed, since I suspect several districts are rebelling right now.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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