coup
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When an agentic model in an evaluation sandbox connects to an unauthorized server or executes an exploit, it hasn’t staged a coup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Brook took a sharp catch at mid-wicket to remove Pathum Nissanka for 36, Rashid was alert enough to run out Charith Asalanka and Dawson's direct hit was the coup de grace.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Analysts say the group's Chinese patronage and business ties have allowed Wa State to remain relatively insulated from the civil war consuming the rest of Myanmar since a 2021 military coup.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 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
Vehicles were a valuable coup, even one stuck full of arrows like a metal porcupine.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
"In West Africa, military coups are becoming a structural risk," said Elyessa.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
A former Portuguese colony in the Gulf of Guinea, the island nation of 200,000 inhabitants has a history marked by attempted coups including one in 2022 that was promptly thwarted by the military.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso left Ecowas after military coups brought their armies to power.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
All three countries are currently led by military governments following a series of coups.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
HERMIONE: Severus, I’m done with living off scraps, making failed attempts at coups.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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