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uprising

noun as in disturbance

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Nepal has become the third country in India's immediate neighbourhood to see a violent uprising topple its government in recent years.

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Those who predicted a shellacking on the pitch and a visceral uprising in the stands were proven wrong.

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The party established the Tibet Autonomous Region, or what it calls Xizang, in 1965, six years after a failed uprising against Chinese rule.

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He was targeted by Israel due to his leading role in the Second Palestinian Intifada or uprising from 2000-05.

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In 1959, thousands of Tibetans fled after a failed uprising against Chinese rule.

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