as in to mutiny (against)
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Decadent art, with its mannerism, also its enthusiasm for skulls, swords, strippers, and other Hot Topic motifs, is for some art historians an embarrassing cul-de-sac best passed over in favor of a narrative of formal progress leading inevitably to abstraction.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026 -
The rule offers a real pathway for films passed over by their own countries’ submission committees.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Flip the script Max Kettner, Chief Multi-Asset Strategist at HSBC, said investors need to tune out the geopolitical noise, and instead focus on earnings fundamentals.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Over his nearly seven-decade career on stage and screen, McKellen says he’s learned to tune out the noise of others’ opinions.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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The federal judge in that case ruled that a jury could find that State Farm had acted in bad faith if the plaintiffs' lawyers demonstrated that the company ignored certain kinds of hail damage.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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In crush, puncture, and saw tests, the battery produced no smoke or flames – a safety profile that's hard to ignore.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 28,
New Atlas,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Revolt (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolt%20%28against%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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