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outlawry

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Definition of outlawry

as in criminality

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Recent Examples of outlawry Plot summary The movie is set in Chicago in the 1930s, a time of economic deprivation and bold gangsterism and outlawry. — Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Feb. 2026

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Noun

These programs are laudable, certainly beneficial for some people, but overall are of limited effect even in reducing recidivism, let alone dealing with the conditions that generate criminality in the first place.

— Ronald J. Allen, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
The administration says the best way to stop such abuses and criminality is to disincentivize immigrant children from coming in the first place.

— Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 6 July 2026

Definition of criminality

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In reality, the big debate has been about questions such as whether military bases should be named for traitors and whether governments should host monuments to a rebellion to defend slavery.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Songwriting happened naturally as a rebellion to learning certain chords.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 20 July 2026

Definition of rebellion

Noun

For years, they have been stuck at sea with their leader, the great warrior king Odysseus (Matt Damon), trying to find a route home to Ithaca; hunger and desperation have spurred his fiery second-in-command, Eurylochus (Himesh Patel), toward mutiny.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
In the Black Jacobins, CLR James describes the slaves of a plantation sewing mutiny through poison.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of mutiny

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First, a Reuters report discusses electricity suppliers needed to cover new global data centers (which has created its own revolution).

— Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
By the 1960s, both Holman and Clift were too deeply scarred to benefit from the decade’s social revolutions.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of revolution

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Read in the context of the uprising that produced it, however, the decision illustrates how resource extraction, racialized labor and the expansion of federal power had become intertwined.

— Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026
In Kenya, veterans of the Mau Mau uprising won a settlement in which the British government would distribute £20 million in reparations to five thousand of their survivors.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of uprising

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Protesters have been calling for accountability after allegations entrance exams to esteemed medical schools had been leaked and sold, with the unrest led by a youth campaign known as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Los Angeles was the site of significant unrest following raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of unrest

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An intervention would risk shattering Lebanon, igniting sectarian strife, and further destabilizing the entire region, potentially undermining Sharaa's government.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Next year’s game is scheduled for the Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field for the first time since 1990, but is threatened by possible labor strife.

— Ronald Blum, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Definition of strife

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Equity gaps remain Despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UC system is on track to meet these goals in 2030.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
The previous disruptions to shipping between 2023 and 2025 probably cost some $20 billion a year, according to industry estimates.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of disruption

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