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Noun
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The succession of scandals crescendoes to cause internal revolt.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 July 2025 -
During the English Civil War in 1642, the medieval crown jewels were destroyed as a symbol of revolt against the monarchy.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Discover Magazine,
30 June 2025
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Since then, he has been emboldened to speak his mind, coming out against Ed Martin for the top federal prosecutor gig in Washington because of his support and defense of the rioters who sent Tillis and colleagues fleeing during the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 June 2025
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In its more than four decades in power, the Islamic Republic has faced its share of popular insurrections.—
ERIC EDELMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2025
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This seemed to me to stem not from carelessness or spite but obstinacy.—
erin Khuê Ninh
June 17,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2025
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Campbell’s thirst to learn protected him from obstinacy.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Buhari’s first term was characterized by war on many fronts, including the Boko Haram insurgency, the secessionist pro-Biafra movement in the east of Nigeria and rampaging Fulani herdsmen across Nigeria.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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What followed was a maelstrom: insurgency, sectarian bloodshed, and the birth of ISIS.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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The voyage is exhausting beyond expectations, with hunger and mutiny pushing the crew to their limits.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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Along the way, the exhausting voyage involved various mutinies and crew deaths, and upon reaching the islands of the Malayan Archipelago, Magellan’s mind and ambitions changed.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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Since the initial plague outbreak in the United States in the early 1900s, the disease-causing bacteria moved from urban rats to rural rodents.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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Thankfully, Lawrence has only experienced one other outbreak since that 2012 episode.—
Diane Herbst,
People.com,
11 July 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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The show, which originally aired in 1992 and ran for six seasons on the BBC, follows the misbehaviors of two middle aged women: Patsy Stone and Eddy Monsoon.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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The Grok account shared a statement on Tuesday afternoon about the bot’s extreme misbehavior.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
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