usurp

Project 222 is what he and his team call it - 222 seconds being what he needs to target to usurp a mark that has stood for 27 years.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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

He drags Arthur into a war against Lancelot that fatally weakens the kingdom and allows Mordred to usurp the throne.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

“Does the request of a ghost overrule the plea of a wife? How can your vow of vengeance usurp our marriage vows?”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

District Court for the Eastern District of California, argues the law usurps the NLRB’s authority “by attempting to regulate areas explicitly reserved for federal oversight.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025

The filing also argues that the federal government’s refusal to surrender Hanson usurps the state’s authority.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

Speaking to reporters outside the courthouse, Palin said: “This is a jury trial. We always thank jurors. We always appreciate the system. So whatever happened in there kind of usurps the system.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2022

Humbly, she understood that death sometimes usurps small liberties.

From Slate ● May 16, 2020

In some ways, she thinks he usurps what should be her role.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

The insurer was this year usurped as the nation’s biggest personal auto insurer by Progressive, losing a throne it had held since World War II, according to S&P.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Ultimately, society’s ingrained fear of missing out on making money will be usurped by the fear of losing money.

From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026

Spain's Alcaraz finally usurped his rival at the top of the rankings in September, ending Sinner's 65-week stint by winning the final Grand Slam of 2025 in New York.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025

Between 2010 and 2020, medical debt usurped nonmedical debt as the largest source of Americans’ debt in collections, according to a study published in the National Library of Medicine.

From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2024

José Arcadio continued to profit from the usurped lands, the title to which was recognized by the Conservative government.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Newly shipwrecked on the island is Tolomeo’s usurping brother, Alessandro, who is having second thoughts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Apple had previously drawn close to usurping Nvidia by market value earlier this month.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Because birth rates around the globe have been on the decline for more than a decade, trends in pet primacy are regularly framed as usurping the rightful role of human children.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025

Had he put away that chance instead of hitting the woodwork, you'd be talking about him now usurping Adams and Dykes.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024

It would not do to make him feel as if his mother were usurping his place.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin