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mutiny

[myoot-n-ee] / ˈmjut n i /




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Ochieng described this latest mutiny as evidence of longstanding grievances within Niger's own military, compounded by the pressure the soldiers have been facing.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Werb argued that the mutiny was the consequence of a worsening security landscape in Niger, with the junta having failed to quell a deadly, long-running jihadist insurgency.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

In a report on the August 29 mutiny, the Timbuktu Institute argued the junta's rhetoric sits uncomfortably with the reality.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

For Niger's government, Saturday's mutiny highlights that the military is dealing not only with an external insurgency, but also signs of discontent within its own ranks.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

“Does Calliope say there’ll be a mutiny? Does she say the bird will prevail?”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

A cycle of ephemeral emperors, military mutinies and civil wars had begun, marring Rome’s third century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Among the American troops, there were mutinies and desertions and soldiers simply going home when their enlistment was up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

The latest controversy adds to a list which includes sinkings, crashes, mutinies, and the controversial 1877 dead heat, when the result was decided in court.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025

Rights groups also warn that civilians usually bear the brunt of these mutinies.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

Is what happened like the mutinies that happened on ships long ago?

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

He briefly mutinied, demanding back-pay for his soldiers, promotions and a political position for his brother.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025

There was further controversy last year when members of the Spanish women's team mutinied against their coach Jorge Vilda.

From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2023

A few years after the showdown at Worms, unpaid troops in the Habsburg Emperor’s army mutinied, then sacked Rome and the Vatican.

From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2023

In 326 BCE, his exhausted troops mutinied and refused to advance to the Ganges River in central India as Alexander desired.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

But when he tried to get up, his body mutinied against movement.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

On 7 December, mutinying soldiers claimed to have overthrown the Benin president.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

In parts of his interview reported by Reuters earlier this week, he said the mutinying Russian mercenaries had headed for a nuclear base in pursuit of a backpack-sized atomic weapon.

From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2023

By the end of his reign, Roman armies in Gaul and Hispania were mutinying.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

But because I apparently can't make it every single night without my family mutinying, I decided to take its elements and put them into a bite I can have every night.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2022

They were always showing Columbus discovering America, having one helluva time getting old Ferdinand and Isabella to lend him the dough to buy ships with, and then the sailors mutinying on him and all.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger


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