upend

Example Sentences

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If the court ultimately sides with Forrest, it could upend decades of defences by online platforms.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Even cheap Chinese models that analysts say could upend the global industry are far out of reach for the millions of Nigerians in the informal economy.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

But inadequately supervised markets can upend the economy, as the global financial crisis of 2007-09 demonstrated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

More than 5,000 artists and other entertainment industry workers already have signed an open letter that urges Bonta to take action to upend the Paramount and Warner Bros. deal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

That launched a million articles about “The Mystery Genius of Al,” and lots of speculation about who she really was and how she’d come out of nowhere to upend the technology world.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix