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Writing on the Tea Party movement, the New York Times observes, It is a sprawling rebellion,
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The military commander of the ethnic Tutsi-led rebellion,
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In Goma, Karaha and another political member of the rebellion,
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Northumberland came to Pomfret, and brought with him his nephues, and his nephues sonnes, whereby he cleared himselfe of a great deale of suspicion, manie doubting before his comming that he had given euill counsell to the yoong men, whereby to mooue them to rebellion,
Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed
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These statements of the princes of the House of Bourbon must be taken as proofs of their pacific intentions, but if they proved false, and should incur the folly and the guilt of assisting a rebellion,
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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Supreme Court of the United States declared that, in case of rebellion,
The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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"No!" he said to himself, with a fierce interior rebellion,
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 Various
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Gordon's soul was very arrogant and very intolerant, and it was rather unfortunate that, at a time when he was bubbling over with rebellion,
The Loom of Youth Alec Waugh 1939
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West and assisting Turkey to crush the Greek rebellion,
The Egyptian Problem 1920
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I swear only reckless men, ready to throw away their lives by hunger, deprivation, desperate clinging to a single purpose imperturbable and undaunted, men with the primitive guts of rebellion,
The Four Brothers. Notes for War Songs (November, 1917) 1918
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