overthrow

In Wild Horse Nine, a pair of CIA agents take a break from planning to overthrow Chile’s Marxist president to take a vacation on Easter Island.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026

Dunmoyer, of the California Building Industry Ass., stressed that the measure doesn’t overthrow local zoning rules.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Human rights group Amnesty International says prosecutors falsely alleged that the Gezi park protests were an attempt to overthrow the government.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Neighbouring Turkey is a key supporter of Syria's new authorities, while Israel has carried out repeated incursions and bombings in the country since Assad's overthrow.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

How far was the United States prepared to go to help overthrow Fidel Castro?

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Law 19.8 now clearly defines overthrows as intentional throws at the stumps, distinguishing them from ordinary misfields, which are not counted as overthrows.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

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

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

Reception of Napoleon on his return to France.He overthrows the Directory.He is sustained by the people.

From Josephine Makers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

Apple finally overthrew Nvidia to reclaim the title of the world’s largest company by market capitalization, underscoring the dramatic degree to which the iPhone maker’s stock is clobbering the broader technology universe.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

“He had the ability if he was developed and stayed healthy. I think he probably overthrew and tore his rotator cuff and nobody knew it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

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

The US and Cuba have had strained relations since communist leader Fidel Castro overthrew a US-backed government in 1959.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

It was Gil-galad, Elven-king and Elendil of Westernesse who overthrew Sauron, though they themselves perished in the deed; and Isildur Elendil’s son cut the Ring from Sauron’s hand and took it for his own.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Machado says she wants free and fair elections to end the rule of Rodríguez, who has been running the country since her former boss, Nicolás Maduro, was overthrown by U.S. forces on Jan. 3.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Sushila Karki, who led Nepal as interim prime minister after Oli's government was overthrown, paid tribute to "all the brave individuals who lost their lives".

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

In November 1688 the absolutist and pro-Catholic king of England was overthrown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

It is the first conviction against Assad, who fled from Damascus to Moscow with his family after his regime was overthrown in December 2024, ending his family's five-decade grip on power.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Strange and wonderful I thought it that the designs of Mordor should be overthrown by such wraiths of fear and darkness.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

In 2017, Chiwenga played a key role in overthrowing then President Robert Mugabe.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

Doumbouya, who came to power in 2021 after overthrowing Condé, has been accused of cracking down on democratic freedoms.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 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