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 had ruled since 1989 and was a key figure in the movement that led to the overthrow of the shah in the 1979 revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
In many countries it was a capital offense for anyone but the official astrologer to read the portents in the skies: a good way to overthrow a regime was to predict its downfall.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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