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Proposition 13 galvanized a nationwide tax revolt and enshrined the modern system of property taxes.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026 -
The day shift also starts making factory-work jokes, with Rekha playing a perky do-bee who just wants to make the boss happy, and Lily adopting an agitator role, demanding workman’s comp and trying to spark revolt.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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From top to bottom, this administration embodies the perversity, ignorance and belligerence of its leader.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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His shrieking reactions to his wife’s savagery throw into relief his good nature and her perversity.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led the insurrection after weeks of widespread national protests.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Penn, known for his strong political convictions, previously attended a public hearing of the House select committee investigating the deadly 2021 insurrection.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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There was also Tortorella’s stubbornness in sticking with goalie Carter Hart, who set the wrong type of records in the Stanley Cup Final.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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But apart from displaying an occasional streak of stubbornness, Varsha too is an equable child who has never done anything surprising or untoward—at least not until 20 September 1969.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Starmer’s realism—or obstinacy, depending on your point of view—had seen off an immediate challenge.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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The natural obstinacy and rebelliousness of Israa’s teenage years are hyperaccelerated by culture clashes with both her family and the other kids around her.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2026
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The violence follows a mass abduction in the same region, part of a wider insurgency and kidnapping crisis that has killed thousands.—
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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Peasant growers’ resistance to these operations fueled the Shining Path insurgency by providing recruits and creating an opening for the guerrillas to interpose themselves between the farmers and the police.—
Michelle D. Paranzino,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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The seeds of mutiny are detectable.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Within six months, Richards’ side of the group staged a mutiny, locked Diekmann in his apartment, and forced him to relinquish control.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
1 June 2026
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After the outbreak of war, the Iranian team was forced to move its base camp from Tucson to Tijuana.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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That decrease continued into 2026, as young cattle imports from Mexico collapsed by more than 80% due to the screwworm outbreak.—
Andrew Muhammad,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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