revolt

Demonstrations over worsening living conditions escalated into a revolt, marked by roadblocks that cut off major cities and calls for the president's resignation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

As with opposition to AI-fueling data centers, the revolt against Flock cameras is drawing support from across the political spectrum, uniting Republicans and Democrats in red and blue America.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Faced with open revolt, Infantino scrapped the plan and convened a meeting of his senior staff in Rabat, Morocco, on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

This heaps yet more pressure on the beleaguered Fifa president Gianni Infantino, and is further evidence that the revolt against him over the FFE saga is being driven by Uefa.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

In 1811, Charles Deslondes, a free person of color from Saint Domingue, led what is sometimes called the largest slave revolt in U.S. history.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

It is watching one shock produce two revolts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

It was also a time when various European empires were reaching their peak yet faced republican or nationalistic revolts.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

"All these movements and revolts have brought us to this point. And I think it's time to put an end to it."

From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026

While ghastly even by ancient standards, these measures served only to make the Helots hate the Spartans even more, all but guaranteeing future Helot revolts and worsening Spartan paranoia.

From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2024

For example, Hawaiian history was repeatedly punctuated by revolts against repressive chiefs, usually led by younger brothers promising less oppression.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

In 2010, four years after reaching the final for the second time in three tries, the players revolted against coach Raymond Domenech during the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Within weeks of the election, roughly three-quarters of the TMC's legislators revolted against both Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, widely seen as her heir.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

But the salient point is that Mr. Trump in 2006 volunteered his view to the cops that Epstein’s behavior revolted him and is thus unlikely to have participated in it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

What he didn’t mention, though, was that China’s retaliation against the U.S. with triple-digit tariffs eventually led Washington to a climb-down as markets revolted.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

He’d looked at Matt with those bright blue eyes that were so much like Tom’s, and Matt had been revolted.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

And so, as these fighters walked stone-faced to the octagon, we bore witness to the revolting spectacle of the troops saluting fighters.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

Each individual set piece is its own jewel of craftsmanship, usually combining the revolting with the amusing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Across Southern California, residents are revolting against bright LEDs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

The new policy is an attempt to be “flexible” as situations change, the company said, but some shareholders appear to be revolting.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

I find that substance revolting, yet he eats it eagerly, as if it were candy.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver