coup

Example Sentences

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The country had more than 100 registered political parties before the coup, with 15 represented in parliament after the 2020 general election, reports the Reuters news agency.

From BBC

"We're creating some events to support the Turner Prize which is just so exciting and a real coup for Middlesbrough. We just have so much here - more, more and more momentum."

From BBC

A diplomatic and economic coup, the EU-India pact comes as a welcome piece of good news for Brussels after a tumultuous few weeks dominated by US threats over Greenland.

From Barron's

That defence did not spare Suu Kyi, 80, from military detention, where she has languished since the military coup five years ago.

From Barron's

Had a military coup been nipped in the bud?

From The Wall Street Journal