coup
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A coup for Bezos and a windfall for FSG - where does deal leave Liverpool?
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
This is beyond crackpots, this is cuckoo coup territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Mexico and Peru announced the restoration of diplomatic ties on Friday, following a months-long split over the asylum bid of a former Peruvian official accused of coup plotting.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Although the support was for a handful of students, it was a reputational coup for the university - allowing it to position itself as a more open and inclusive institution.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
If I do it right, it could be like this giant coup for the women of PPC and beyond.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
Since coups in 2020 and 2021, Mali has been led by the military, which promised to restore calm in the vast desert nation that has been grappling with a security crisis since 2012.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
"When our presence was no longer wanted after the coups, we left," he explained.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
"When our presence was no longer wanted after the coups, we left," he told The Africa Report.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso left Ecowas after military coups brought their armies to power.
From BBC ● Apr. 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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