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revolts

  • plural
    of revolt.
    revolt
    verb (used without object)
    to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny.
  • present tense form
    of revolt (3rd person singular).
    revolt
    verb (used without object)
    to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny.

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Former Bolivian President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada ran to South Florida following revolts over his plans to export Bolivian natural gas to the U.S..

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Property-tax revolts have erupted around the country in recent years as homeowners’ tax bills have climbed along with home values.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

It was also a time when various European empires were reaching their peak yet faced republican or nationalistic revolts.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

"All these movements and revolts have brought us to this point. And I think it's time to put an end to it."

From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026

Since January he’d been working at home, trying to complete the final chapters of his dissertation on agrarian revolts in India.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri