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Quiet Revolution

British  

noun

  1. French name: Révolution tranquille.  a period during the 1960s in Quebec, marked by secularization, educational reforms, and rising support for separation from the rest of Canada

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As China’s broader consumer recovery remains uneven, a quiet revolution is reshaping what “value” means for Chinese shoppers.

From Barron's

On Europe’s eastern flank, the Polish economy has been undergoing a quiet revolution as the continent’s heavyweights have faltered.

From The Wall Street Journal

But there is a quiet revolution unfolding at Holy Trinity.

From BBC

“And you look around and you see people smiling and laughing and holding onto each other, and you just had people that were being themselves, celebrating themselves, it felt this kind of quiet revolution. I was like, ‘What is this freedom?’”

From Los Angeles Times

In Manhattan's West Village, where culinary trends can change with the seasons, Chef Vijay Kumar is shaping a quiet revolution.

From BBC