topple
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A Nobel Prize-winning academic economist, Sargent helped topple the original Keynesian model of inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
A cliff averaging one foot a year might actually not do anything dramatic for 20 years, and then a 20-foot collapse will abruptly topple in one go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Even a toddler would know that the pen would topple over.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The U.S. president can stop or start wars, inject billions of dollars of public money into markets and topple foreign heads of state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Together, we topple over, but I've braced her fall.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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A Silicon Valley enclave topples Miami island as the most expensive U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
At another dance, he gets his spurs entangled in his partner’s skirts and topples to the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Anyone who’s seen Abela’s work in HBO’s excellent finance drama “Industry” — which, in my opinion, topples "Succession" — knows she has the varied skillset of any great actor.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2025
You look so shocked when a dog topples your precious kid over!
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
Madam Claire clicks a series of locks, and then topples over with exhaustion.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Remember: Alcaraz is the defending champ in Queens, having toppled Sinner in four sets last September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Aparcedo and her family spent three years in a shelter following the floods before being relocated to a public housing project — which toppled in the June earthquake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
No meter is safe, it seems, especially not the one that was toppled over and left wedged between the pharmacy and an S&L.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
One of the memorable episodes was Kitten Kong, in which a giant feline toppled the Post Office Tower.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Rasseem had tried to restrain his second tower of birds, but the panicked camel reared up and toppled the structure toward Rasseem’s head.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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She is already the highest-rated woman in England, and the sight of her toppling much older and more experienced men and women has become the norm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
They took the capital unopposed after a lightning offensive that swept across Afghanistan, toppling government forces in the wake of the chaotic withdrawal of US-led troops.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
And this show is really about seeing the rebellion of young teenage girls and how they are sort of key to the inside resistance of toppling this regime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Suddenly there’s interest from a yes-chef-centric prestige drama called “The Boar,” as well as the return of an old eating disorder that has our heroine sneaking off to the bathroom, in danger of toppling everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
I was still astride the top rail when the struggling bulls crashed through the fence, splintering the posts and rails, and toppling me to the ground almost under them.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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