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Noun
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That led to a developer revolt, a subreddit blackout, and the shutdown of some popular Reddit clients.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025 -
The revolt against Tesla is not slowing down, and in some cases people are outright getting rid of their cars.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fitch cited the January 6th insurrection as a significant concern.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The exchange comes after the president issued a blanket pardon for nearly all of those charged for the insurrection just hours after returning to the White House.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
26 Mar. 2025
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Yet, over time, Bashar Assad inherited his father’s obstinacy and brutality and increasingly relied on the security apparatus to maintain control, stifling dissent and curbing opposition.—
Sefa Secen / Made by History,
TIME,
17 Dec. 2024
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That is the popular girl’s cross to bear, and the desperate obstinacy that comes with this realization is one of Cody’s main themes.—
Rafaela Bassili,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2024
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And that has created optimal conditions for terrorist group Boko Haram’s violent insurgency to succeed in recruiting young men who had limited livelihood options left.—
Melissa McCracken,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2025
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Syria has seen the worst outbreak of violence since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad late last year, after armed men descended on Alawite heartlands on Thursday in what Syrian authorities said was an attempt to put down an insurgency by rebels still loyal to the former government.—
Tricia Escobedo,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This isn’t a flippant analogy; during the Indian mutiny of 1857, British soldiers looted the Taj Mahal, removing rare gems and lapis lazuli.—
Ralph Leonard,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Death in a hail of bullets has been used to punish mutinies and desertion in armies, as frontier justice in America’s Old West, and as a tool of terror and political repression in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For the past year, there have been many animal outbreaks in a variety of wild and domestic animals, especially among birds and cattle.—
Ron Barrett,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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After 10 years of war, Yemen is gripped by malnutrition, disease outbreaks, lack of access to health care and other urgent services, and other life-threatening risks to the most vulnerable — all evidence of a full-scale humanitarian crisis.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Liverpool has bolstering online promotions and providing easier credit through its store card as well as launching omnichannel strategies to counter the insurgence of Chinese retail giant Shein.—
David Moin,
WWD,
4 Sep. 2024
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The Nigerian superstar further broadens his trademark fusion of amapiano and Afrobeats, establishing a new outpost in the styles’ insurgence into rap and pop.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
9 Aug. 2024
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Defense attorneys said prosecutors’ misbehavior robs defendants of a fair trial, and could lead to an innocent person being framed.—
Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The bedrock of Canada’s collective tranquility is the knowledge that misbehavior will not be tolerated, and, as in hockey, violations of the code of conduct will be met with hair-trigger aggression.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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