rebel
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He has also defended his decision to wear an army uniform at a recent event in Cúcuta at which he confronted a detainee suspected of being a Farc rebel.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Leo first arrived in Peru in 1985 as a missionary priest named Robert Prevost, working in the dusty northern town of Chulucanas when Peru was locked in conflict with a fanatical Maoist rebel group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Washington also has been increasing economic pressure on Rwanda over its alleged backing of the armed M23 rebel group in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Alex Adams, Africa programme director at the European Council on Foreign Relations, said Kabila's appointment as rebel leader could bring his interests into alignment with those of Rwanda's president, even though their objectives differ.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
We were used to her outbursts during Story; in fact, she became part of Story, the dissenting voice to the way things are, the rebel waiting for the fight to be brought.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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Allied pro-democracy rebels claim to have controlled oil fields in Magway's Myaing township since 2023, the third year of a nationwide civil war triggered by a coup.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
The son of peasants, Franqui was one of the original rebels in the hills with Castro, in charge of propaganda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
At the same time escalating tensions in the Middle East, with ongoing strikes between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, have pushed oil prices higher.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
He was hailed by many as a hero for bringing an end to nearly three decades of civil war when Tamil Tiger rebels were crushed in 2009, during his first term as president.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Works upon the isle proceed as ever: still the futile fortifications, though the rebels glower high above us from the shore.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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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
SNP MSP Michelle Thomson, who rebelled against the government, told the BBC's Scotcast that her party should have been given a free vote on the bill.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
I couldn’t remember clearly, and my mind rebelled against me as I tried to recall.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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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
When it came to creating this new government, rebelling against and pushing back against restrictions we had experienced under English common law, press freedom was seen to be essential.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
The Singhs sold clocks and watches to the colonials while secretly rebelling against British rule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
I had moved from the role of a gadfly within the organization to one of the powers that I had been rebelling against.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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