ousted

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The ousted president is being held in isolation and sees his wife only at visits with their lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

He was ousted in the country's most recent coup in 2021 by Doumbouya, who went on to win presidential elections last year.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In mid-September, Alford, one of the ousted deputies, called Davis “unprincipled” while speaking at an antitrust panel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Hanging on the wall is a large portrait of Iran's last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was ousted in the Islamic revolution and died in exile.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Every weekend, while she waited for her mom to come home, she would concoct a story: her mother was a spy, an ousted princess, a sorceress.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi