unrest

Example Sentences

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"This had massive knock-on effects that damaged the social fabric of many countries with widespread strikes, unrest, and increases in poverty as many households struggled to make ends meet," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Desai said, as seeming moments of recovery in the past year or so were squashed by the L.A. wildfires, then last summer’s immigration crackdown and associated civil unrest.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The country entered the conflict already under economic pressure and facing widespread unrest.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The power outages that stretched into Tuesday followed a weekend of civil unrest provoked by the scarcity of food, water and other basic necessities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

As the era of cheap, abundant energy drew to a close, poverty and unrest began to spread like a virus.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline