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unrest

[uhn-rest] / ʌnˈrɛst /


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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

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

For Choi, Koreatown is inseparable from Radio Korea and the station’s role during the unrest, which pushed many Korean immigrants to engage more deeply with American civic and political life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The vote was called early by Perez himself, in an attempt secure a renewed mandate following a period of on-field unrest and disapproval in the stands at the Santiago Bernabeu.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

I think it was the expression on her face that gave me my first feeling of unrest.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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