riotous
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The teenage boy was arrested on suspicion of riotous behaviour and has since been released on bail.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
“Oh, Mary!” offers riotous fun, and “Destiny of Desire” is an homage to an oft-dismissed yet widely consumed medium, the telenovela.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
Despite Mitchell Starc ripping through England once more with 6-71, Root reached 135 not out - adding an unbroken 61 in a riotous last-wicket stand with Jofra Archer - to lift the tourists to 325-9.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
Parrish told ProPublica she had collected evidence that “shows ongoing and persistent activity” outside the facility that under statute and police directive “would be considered riotous, unlawful assembly and/or disorderly conduct.”
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025
The woman stood at Aunty Ifeoma’s window, her hair in a riotous curly perm swaying in the wind.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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