depose
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"If Plaid is the largest party after the election and has managed to depose Labour after a century, frankly he's going to be unassailable," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Sadie Weldon, a private citizen, sought to depose the Lilith Fund’s deputy director using a special Texas mechanism called a 202 petition that allows people to investigate a potential claim before filing suit.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026
The green card holder was deployed to Panama in 1989 as the U.S. tried to depose the nation’s de facto leader, Gen. Manuel Noriega.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
Bush sent troops in 1989 to depose and arrest the president of Panama, Manuel Noriega.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
At the conference that December, we in the Youth League knew we had the votes to depose Dr. Xuma.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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President Obama's Speech at the United Nations
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