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Examples of unrest in a Sentence
The country has experienced years of civil unrest.
unrest gripped the city as the people nervously awaited the expected bombardment
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Now, its leaders also have to contend with labor unrest.
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Cnn, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
That’s just the background, however, to the scope of Ford’s inquiry, which lays bare policing’s colonialist origins, the legitimization of police violence and how even a moment of honest political clarity about civil unrest and Black resistance could be exploited to bolster authority.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Slowly, the mood shifted and by nightfall, the demonstration turned to civil unrest.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
Two of those hearings, which focused on elite private universities, did not go well for the educators, leading to resignations, criticism from donors and broadening unrest.
—Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 23 May 2024
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Cnn, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
That’s just the background, however, to the scope of Ford’s inquiry, which lays bare policing’s colonialist origins, the legitimization of police violence and how even a moment of honest political clarity about civil unrest and Black resistance could be exploited to bolster authority.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Slowly, the mood shifted and by nightfall, the demonstration turned to civil unrest.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
Two of those hearings, which focused on elite private universities, did not go well for the educators, leading to resignations, criticism from donors and broadening unrest.
—Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 23 May 2024
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“Unrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrest. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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