usurp

Example Sentences

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Oh please, I said, he has zero history of fearing to usurp judicial authority.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over the decades, technology in the studio has made it possible for the vocally challenged to usurp craftsmanship and talent.

From Los Angeles Times

In the 1980s, Cheney was the ranking Republican on the committee investigating the Iran-Contra scandal, which was essentially about the president usurping the will of Congress to pursue his own policy goals.

From Salon

“Activist Treasury issuance” practices, they wrote, were “dynamically managing financial conditions and through them, the economy, usurping core functions of the Federal Reserve.”

From Barron's

“Activist Treasury issuance” practices, they wrote, were “dynamically managing financial conditions and through them, the economy, usurping core functions of the Federal Reserve.”

From Barron's