coup
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As Mr. Macintyre writes, a Soviet-backed coup in Iran was “the long-standing nightmare feared by Western intelligence.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Commuting all death sentences to life in prison “would be the coup de grâce,” Farrell said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
What had looked like a catastrophe turned into a marketing coup: In a wave of nostalgia, millions of Americans rediscovered a tried-and-true product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Niger has been led by General Abdourahamane Tiani since a coup in July 2023.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
“I’ll bring it to you. It is a successful coup de main.”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
"When our presence was no longer wanted after the coups, we left," he explained.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
It also revived troubling memories of military coups from decades ago, in a country now viewed as a beacon of peaceful democracy in Asia.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Pakistan has been directly ruled by its military for nearly half its existence via a series of coups since gaining independence in 1947.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
Guinea has experienced repeated periods of instability since independence, marked by military coups, contested elections and violent crackdowns on dissent.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
If you wore special glasses you could see them spinning through the sky among the bats and homing birds—blondes, wars, famines, football, food shows, coups d’ etat, hairstyles stiff with hair spray.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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