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- proper noun The pro-democracy
movement spreading across North Africa and the Middle East as of 2010.
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The unrest sparked what is known as the Arab Spring, which led to citizens calling for reforms in Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen Jordan and Libya.
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The unrest sparked what is known as the Arab Spring, which led to citizens calling for reforms in Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen Jordan and Libya.
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Tunisia's unrest sparked what is known as the Arab Spring, which led to citizens calling for reforms in Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan and Libya.
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He credits the downfall of Egypt's Mubarak to "Facebook and social networking, a leaderless organization that rose up and we call the Arab Spring," Agence France Presse reports.
Kirk Cheyfitz: How Much Does America Really Love Democracy? Kirk Cheyfitz 2011
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At the State Department, where he met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, King Abdullah said that even amid what is being called the Arab Spring, "the core issue still is that of the Israelis and Palestinians."
Obama, Jordan's King to Discuss Mideast Peace, Regional Upheaval 2011
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Tunisia's unrest sparked what is known as the Arab Spring, which led to citizens calling for reforms in Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan and Libya.
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He credits the downfall of Egypt's Mubarak to "Facebook and social networking, a leaderless organization that rose up and we call the Arab Spring," Agence France Presse reports.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Kirk Cheyfitz 2011
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Associated Press Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin What is happening in Russia today is similar to the rejection of authoritarianism the world witnessed in what is now called the Arab Spring.
The Russian Spring Has Begun Andrei Piontkovsky 2011
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And then: ka-boom, a poor Tunisian street vendor reached the limits of his endurance, set himself on fire, and the new North African and Middle Eastern liberation struggles -- today referred to as the Arab Spring -- were underway.
Laura Paull: From Arab Spring to America Today, Social Media Enables Witness-Reporters Laura Paull 2011
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And then: ka-boom, a poor Tunisian street vendor reached the limits of his endurance, set himself on fire, and the new North African and Middle Eastern liberation struggles -- today referred to as the Arab Spring -- were underway.
Laura Paull: From Arab Spring to America Today, Social Media Enables Witness-Reporters Laura Paull 2011
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