upend
Example Sentences
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It’s a small change for now, but one that could one day upend traditional stock trading.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Investors have grown concerned that artificial intelligence will upend the software industry, which has been a big recipient of loans from private-investment firms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
And of course pollutants get trapped in the atmosphere, causing global heating and climate change that threatens to upend all life on the planet.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
They and others hope these early decisions could upend how social media giants approach child safety and rewrite the rules of engagement for their youngest users.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Occasionally I have to help, but mostly I watch with detachment as they upend themselves in the mud, digging and weeding, clay stains on the knees of their pants.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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