topple
Example Sentences
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Literature cannot topple an authoritarian regime on its own, but it can encourage people to reflect on authoritarian tendencies and what that can mean for their own lives.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
It’s currently in the Arabian Sea, but he seems to think it could make “ a little excursion” to topple the government and take it over.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Even if a fire didn’t spark, trucks could topple.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
When foreign airstrikes have helped topple autocratic regimes in the region, they were supplemented with U.S. troops on the ground, as in Iraq or Afghanistan, or coordinated with local armed militias, as in Libya.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
You thought I might have come to topple your enemies.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
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