usurper
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The Houthis say they now want "to pressure the Israeli usurper entity to reopen the crossings to the Gaza Strip and allow the entry of aid, including food and medical supplies".
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025
“When Paul played it to me at Abbey Road, I thought ‘I’m a usurper here; my dad should be around,’” Martin said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025
Mehmed regarded himself not as a usurper but as the rightful successor to the Byzantines.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
And with breeding season sending Yakei into the middle of something like a messy love triangle, some experts wonder if she may be vulnerable to a usurper.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2022
“Yes,” was all he said, but he turned and strained his eyes to see the island which a greater usurper than even Napoleon now made interesting in his sight.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing usurper
The Tragedy of Macbeth
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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This Week in Words : January 19 - 25, 2019
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