coup
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Iraola has been among Palace's list of targets to replace the Austrian but it would have been a coup for the FA Cup holders to land the Bournemouth boss.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
She moved to Los Angeles at age 5 from her native Peru to join parents who left after a military coup.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Earlier this spring, Anthropic scored the marketing coup of a generation.
From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026
US immigration officers on Monday detained Brazil's former intelligence chief, who fled to the United States after being convicted for his role in a coup plot.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
But they both knew it was a joint code-breaking coup, one they had achieved together.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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