dethrone
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It also turned Crow-Armstrong into an unlikely favorite to finally dethrone Shohei Ohtani as National League MVP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Now, he'll be trying to dethrone 73-year-old Collins in the election.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
Another clip shows Robert Pattinson sporting a platinum blond buzzcut and staring menacingly in his role as Scytale, who is a new addition to the films and is described as wanting to dethrone Atreides.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
After a disastrous rookie season, Williams—the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2024—exhibited astonishing progress over the course of the year to dethrone the Detroit Lions in the NFC North.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
We were better equipped than many founders of dynasties had been when they walked north to dethrone an emperor; they had been peasants like us.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
October 14: The Airbus A320 dethrones the Boeing 737 as the leader in terms of all-time aircraft deliveries.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Qualcomm can compete — not as the company that dethrones Nvidia, but as a credible, differentiated option in a fast-growing market.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
It is not every day a huge underdog dethrones a living legend.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2022
Bulldogs win it all: With a dominant late burst, Georgia dethrones Alabama for its first national title since 1980.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2022
Otho the Great marches an army in to Italy; he dethrones Berengar for cruelly ill-treating Adelaide.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
Thorslund, 32, dethroned Cherneka Johnson in August to claim the WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF titles.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Their time of three minutes 47.092 seconds was a new Commonwealth Games record and the Australians had been dethroned.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Texas has dethroned California as the state with the most Fortune 500 companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
BYD recently dethroned Tesla as the world’s biggest EV seller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
The story went like this: Her father had been dethroned by a mean giant.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
Chinese automakers are moving headlong onto German carmakers’ home turf after dethroning them in China, previously their strongest overseas market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Among the teams capable of dethroning Norco is Orange Lutheran, No. 2 behind the Cougars in Cal-Hi Sports’ preseason Southland top 20 rankings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
China has reclaimed its title as Germany's top trading partner, dethroning the United States after President Donald Trump launched his tariff onslaught, official data showed Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
He isn't thinking about dethroning three-time world champion Karsten Warholm, instead prioritising enjoyment and learning.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
At length the conspiracy was formed for dethroning Smerdis the magian, as has already been described, and Darius was designated to reign in his stead.
From Darius the Great Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
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