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topple

[top-uhl] / ˈtɒp əl /


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Investors have bet new drugs can topple Merck’s Keytruda, but the evidence so far points to something smaller.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Literature cannot topple an authoritarian regime on its own, but it can encourage people to reflect on authoritarian tendencies and what that can mean for their own lives.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

To win a Southern Section Division 1 softball championship this season, a team is going to have to figure out how to topple JSerra pitcher Liliana Escobar.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

It’s currently in the Arabian Sea, but he seems to think it could make “ a little excursion” to topple the government and take it over.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

He was afraid she was going to topple.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli




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