Arab Spring
noun
: a series of anti-government uprisings affecting Arab countries of North Africa and the Middle East beginning in 2010
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Hadi became president in 2012 after the resignation of longtime leader Ali Abdullah Saleh during the Arab Spring uprisings.
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ABC News, 28 May 2026
Anonymous released information online about alleged fraud in the Iranian presidential election in 2009 and about corruption in several Arab countries during the Arab Spring of 2010–2011.
—Paulo Nuno Vicenteall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
After the Arab Spring, there was massive cultural destruction happening in the Middle East.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 7 May 2026
Mahmud El Sayed’s Arabfuturist generation ship novel draws inspiration from the Arab Spring to explore unrest and resistance on a 400-year voyage.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
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ABC News, 28 May 2026
Anonymous released information online about alleged fraud in the Iranian presidential election in 2009 and about corruption in several Arab countries during the Arab Spring of 2010–2011.
—Paulo Nuno Vicenteall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
After the Arab Spring, there was massive cultural destruction happening in the Middle East.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 7 May 2026
Mahmud El Sayed’s Arabfuturist generation ship novel draws inspiration from the Arab Spring to explore unrest and resistance on a 400-year voyage.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for Arab Spring
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