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The official state newspaper, The New Light of Myanmar, said more than 1,000 “terrorists” had rioted until a military curfew — colloquially and widely known as a Section 144 — restored order.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2012

They had rioted during the 1918 Spartacus Putsch and spearheaded the abortive 1923 Communist insurrection.

From Time Magazine Archive

All night the little town had rioted with its guests.

From Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West by Raine, William MacLeod

The place was neglected, but nature had rioted there, and it was all abloom with wild flowers and weeds.

From Daisy the autobiography of a cat by Swan, Miranda Eliot

We had rioted in profusion and luxury, and did not relish the idea of again encountering the privations of the long and dreary route which lay between us and India.

From Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan by Taylor, William