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usurper

[yoo-sur-per, -zur-] / juˈsɜr pər, -ˈzɜr- /




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In this tale of an imprisoned queen, her supposedly dead husband, and her struggle against a usurper, brilliantly characterized arias succeed each other like jewels, ratcheting up the emotion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

As the manor devolves into something like “Lord of the Flies,” our hedonistic interloper uses this opening to become a usurper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024

Tied for second place as the people most responsible for the multi-billion-dollar success of Axe Cap — behind only Axe himself — they have been accepted into the brain trust of Axe’s usurper, Mike Prince.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2023

With their bright innocence I mocked his evil and called him usurper.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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