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subversion

[suhb-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / səbˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
NOUN
ruin
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NOUN
undermining
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Lee and Chow were charged with subversion crimes in 2021 and have been behind bars since, under a Beijing-imposed national security law.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Then in 2001, he was imprisoned for three years for "inciting subversion of state power".

From BBC May 27, 2026

“Making space for subversion and resistance is at the core of what this band is about,” she continued.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

It’s an argument that Superman’s golly gee spirit is his greatest asset, no subversion necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

That day, however, as Mary Jackson ran into Kazimierz Czarnecki on the west side of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, there was no turning inward, no subversion, and no dissembling.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

This being Disney, of course, we’re quite a long way from, say, the family-unfriendly subversions of “I Love You Phillip Morris,” Ficarra and Requa’s joyous 2010 comedy of queer awakening.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2021

There are no profound psychological struggles, high-concept theatrics; no groundbreaking subversions of formula.

From New York Times Jul. 1, 2021

“You are a punk among punks, a subversion of rules that themselves are subversions of yet other rules.”

From Washington Post May 12, 2021

How can a decentralized movement that welcomes strangers guard against such subversions?

From Scientific American Feb. 3, 2021

Overturnings and subversions of this description are necessary to bring them to light.

From Napoleon the Little by Victor Hugo




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