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counterrevolutions

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  • noun Plural form of counterrevolution.

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Examples

  • So it is not surprising that its great revolution spawned the mother of all counterrevolutions.

    Cover to Cover 2009

  • So it is not surprising that its great revolution spawned the mother of all counterrevolutions.

    Cover to Cover 2009

  • How does this apply to the several revolutions and counterrevolutions throughout history?

    Beijing Coma by Ma Jian: Questions 2008

  • Unlike in 1919, when the continent erupted in revolutions that spawned totalitarian counterrevolutions, 1989 brought an end to the worst part of European history.

    The Wall and the End of History 2009

  • Traditional revolutions beget counterrevolutions and new rounds of repression and revolt.

    The Wall and the End of History 2009

  • Before the seismic spasm was finished there would be fifty revolutions and counterrevolutions around the continent.

    Emancipation Michael Goldfarb 2009

  • Except that people are beginning to be extremely proud in Hungary about the ability of this country to run its revolutions and counterrevolutions in a much smoother and more civilized way than Germany.

    The Great Escape Kati Marton 2006

  • Except that people are beginning to be extremely proud in Hungary about the ability of this country to run its revolutions and counterrevolutions in a much smoother and more civilized way than Germany.

    The Great Escape Kati Marton 2006

  • As mentioned earlier, the museum is not presenting a tidy history of Mexico, but rather a sprawling canvas of imperial ambitions, revolutions, counterrevolutions, trade treaties, foreign meddling, and the shenanigans of politicians and military leaders.

    Churubusco, Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones 2001

  • As mentioned earlier, the museum is not presenting a tidy history of Mexico, but rather a sprawling canvas of imperial ambitions, revolutions, counterrevolutions, trade treaties, foreign meddling, and the shenanigans of politicians and military leaders.

    Churubusco, Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones 2001

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