unrest
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Belfast steeled itself Wednesday for a second night of violence directed at immigrants in Northern Ireland, unrest that authorities say is being stoked by far-right activists on social media.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“The ingredients of civil unrest are there,” said Helou, the former Lebanese general.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Yong-ho Kim started working in Radio Korea’s advertising department a month after immigrating to the United States in February 1990, two years before 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
She would experience harmony of being in the midst of the changes and unrest that life inevitably brings.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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