unrest
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“The ingredients of civil unrest are there,” said Helou, the former Lebanese general.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The advertising department was separate from the station’s editorial side, but he said everyone at Radio Korea pitched in during the unrest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
There had been unrest at the location during an initial protest in late May against preparatory onsite work during installation of barbed wire to cordon off the area.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
More than 2,000 Korean-owned businesses were damaged or destroyed during the unrest, according to some community estimates cited in the years since.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
These tensions and animosities would brew and simmer for many decades, and eventually they would result in urban unrest on a grand scale in the twentieth century.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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