rebellion

In the late 1950s, Gloria Steinem reveals in a posthumous memoir, she fell in love with India for its “modern rebellion against colonialism.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

They were J.Crew socks: tiny lobsters, reindeer, tasteful little acts of rebellion occurring mostly below the trouser cuff.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

She “fell in love with that country,” she relates, “for its ancient diversity as much as its then modern rebellion against colonialism.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Kotsoni says as "the world is quite messy" this form of dressing is a sign of "resilience" and rebellion.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

If the hounds had turned mutinous, for instance, Lot and his allies would have been ready to ride with Arthur’s knights, in quelling what they would have considered a real rebellion.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The federal government was given the responsibility for putting down rebellions, which in practice meant crushing slave uprisings and resistance.

From Salon ● May 14, 2026

Kurdish rebellions in the early years of the Islamic Republic were largely defeated, forcing Kurdish leaders into exile in neighboring Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

Likewise, the end of slavery was not solely brought about by the Civil War in the U.S., but also by centuries of resistance through rebellions, wars, sabotage and self-emancipation, across the entire Americas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026

Suriname, on the north coast of the South American continent, has been plagued by rebellions and coups since independence in 1975.

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

I calm myself by thinking that rebellions don’t happen in a day.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins