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Recent Examples of unrest Inequality in the United States and globally is at record highs and contributes to societal unrest. Chi Chi Wu, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025 Instead, China intensified patrolling around the borders following the 2008 Tibetan unrest, squeezing the flow of Tibetan refugees coming to India every year to a trickle. Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025 History lesson: Civil unrest in downtown Cincinnati was 20 years ago. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 But the Shah’s authoritarian rule and U.S. ties fueled unrest. Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unrest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrest
turmoil
Noun
  • Regardless of the political turmoil and debate around the cryptoasset sector the fact remains that institutional adoption has continued virtually unabated.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • Your new book dives into themes like corruption and cultural turmoil.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 16 July 2025

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