overthrow
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He said that since Gaddafi's overthrow, sectors such as education and healthcare as well as basic needs have been "completely neglected".
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
It does not overthrow Einstein’s relativity or quantum physics — it completes them.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
In the 1953 coup, America's CIA intelligence agency and Britain's MI6 conspired with Iranians to overthrow the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
The 86-year-old was a key figure in the movement that led to the overthrow of the shah in 1979 and succeeded revolutionary leader Ruhollah Khomeini as supreme leader in 1989.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
As I mentioned in Chapter 3, they enabled Cortes and Pizarro, leading only small bands of adventurers, to overthrow the Aztec and Inca Empires.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have now uncovered a key reason behind these coordinated overthrows and how they unfold so precisely.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025
There were a couple of overthrows to Ja’Lynn Polk as well.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
India had lost their past four semi-finals in World Cups and they conceded 30 extras, twice gifted four overthrows and Shami dropped a simple chance to remove Williamson on 52.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2023
Dobbs threw for two touchdowns in his fifth start for the injured Kyler Murray, but had two interceptions on overthrows and lost a fumble that set up a Bengals’ fourth-quarter field goal.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2023
We cannot then regulate our antecedent view of the character of a revelation by a test which, applied simply, overthrows the very notion of a revelation altogether.
From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal
The 1976 coup overthrew president Isabel Peron, who had replaced her husband Juan Peron after he died in office.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
On the eve of the 1979 revolution that overthrew the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, there was a much clearer vision of what would follow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Since leading the rebel offensive that overthrew the Assad regime, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to reunify a divided Syria.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Libya has struggled to recover from chaos that erupted after a NATO-backed uprising in 2011 overthrew longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
I would never forget the day after Daoud Khan overthrew the king.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Fifteen of the new lawmakers are women and 13 were imprisoned during the rule of Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown in 2024.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
“I’m happy because the Ayatollah was overthrown, and for the freedom,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
It's the only nation in West Africa which hasn't experienced a military coup or seen its government overthrown.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
Many waved flags with a lion and a sun against horizontal green, white and red stripes, the emblem of the monarchy overthrown in 1979.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
While they conversed, the Wayfinder came near, leading the shades of suitors overthrown by Lord Odysseus.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
I watched a movie called “The International,” which focused on an Interpol investigation of a bank that primarily served groups intent on overthrowing existing governments.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
“Just not overthrowing the ball, not throwing as hard as I can but hitting the spots and having a feel for my off-speed pitches,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
“I thought he was overthrowing, I hadn’t seen that all spring,” Roberts said after the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
Like all revolutionaries bent upon overthrowing an established regime, they needed to establish superiority as swiftly and overwhelmingly as possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
I saw that revenge was still at the front of his mind, overthrowing all thoughts of love.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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