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uprisings
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a situation in which people join together to fight against those in power
- The peasant uprising was brutally crushed by the king's army.
- Social media helped organize the uprising against the corrupt government.
- Historians debate whether the uprising was a revolution or a riot.
- The uprising began with peaceful protests but turned violent after police intervention.
- The documentary explored the causes of the 20th-century labor uprisings.
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