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rioting

  • present participle of riot.
  • a word derived from riot.

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Ireland's police chief at the time, Drew Harris blamed the rioting on a "lunatic, hooligan faction driven by a far-right ideology".

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

District Court for the Northern District of Texas were convicted of rioting and providing material support to terrorists, among other charges.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

"Our officers have a role to facilitate and accommodate peaceful protest," he said, while cautioning against a repeat of widespread anti-immigrant rioting last June.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

They would be elderly people rioting, but they would still riot.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

Lucky Strike was grinning, his long black dreadlocks tied back, but Nailer knew he was also telling people there wouldn’t be any rioting for food.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi