coup
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Since the coup, the rate of young people feeling "unsafe" or "very unsafe" walking alone at night has more than doubled to 40 percent, according to a 2025 UN report.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
I know they are delighted about that and they think it quite a coup.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Having Deborah decide to prolong her life with chemo because she could not resist mining this final seam of comedic gold was a coup de grace.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The brilliance of these pairings recurs throughout the show, which is more than a curatorial coup.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Ever since the second coup some weeks ago, when the Igbo soldiers were killed, he had struggled to understand what was happening, read the newspapers more carefully, listened more closely to Master and his guests.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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