rebel
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“Satan’s the original outlaw, right? He’s a rebel angel,” Alexandra told the outlet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Saudi Arabia intervened militarily against the Houthis a decade ago after the rebel group took over San’a and swath of territory during Yemen’s civil war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Malian army confirmed the rebel assaults on the four towns and Kenieroba on Facebook Saturday morning, asserting that "these attacks were vigorously repelled" and that "the situation is completely under control."
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
A24 has positioned itself as the film industry’s rebel, funding new and emerging talents producing thought-provoking ideas.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
He victuals himself and his little army by sending out small sail with landing parties to seize upon such provisions as are necessary—flesh and fowl—from rebel farms and plantations.
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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The rebels control Yemen's capital Sanaa and much of the north, including most population centres, while the internationally recognised government holds much of the south.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
A combined offensive among some rebels starting late 2023 saw them win stunning advances, bearing down on the second largest city Mandalay -- with speculation they may even capture the ancient royal capital.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Thomas Jefferson at home, the British aristocrat who backed American rebels, a garbage collector’s view of life and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
More than two years ago, the rebels made a series of sweeping gains, but they have since been put on the back foot.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
But a decade of ruthlessly honed instinct rebels at such passivity.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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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
Sylvia has rebelled with her own version of their mother’s apple cake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
When the thirteen colonies rebelled against Britain, no one raised this question.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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
"Maybe I was rebelling against everything, but not knowing what I was trying to aim for at the same time."
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 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
Artists, musicians, writers, film makers and performers of all kinds are rebelling, one of the most profound forms of resistance to a repressive regime.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
“It hasn’t come back into style. Punk has come into style, so I think this is your son’s way of rebelling all over again,” Mom said with a smirk.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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