usurp
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Both missions combine into one, with the wrinkle that Rotta doesn’t want to be returned to his relatives, whom he expects will kill him because he could potentially usurp them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
They are, er, not wholly convinced that there's a level playing field when the east coast is threatening to usurp a giant from the west.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
But I was just trying to find a way for Jonesy and Cookie to play — we weren’t thinking about trying to usurp Johnny or anything like that.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Kingsbury, the Olympic champion from Pyeongchang 2018, produced a storming run to usurp the high-flying Horishima and take top spot with just Cooper to go.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
“Indeed. And now they’ve turned against him by threatening to usurp his dynasty. He’ll fight—you can count on it.”
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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