overthrow

While the film frets that the stupids are building an army to overthrow the world, it can’t even bother to come up with a counterrevolution.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Human rights group Amnesty International says prosecutors falsely alleged that the Gezi park protests were an attempt to overthrow the government.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

These implicated the U.S. in a plot to overthrow the Tanzanian government and generated anti-American press coverage across the continent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

It opens at Harrenhal on the eve of an infamous tournament that set in motion events leading to the overthrow of King Aerys II Targaryen, the titular mad king.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Consider: The United States has been instrumental in the overthrow of truly genocidal dictatorships.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have now uncovered a key reason behind these coordinated overthrows and how they unfold so precisely.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025

There were a couple of overthrows to Ja’Lynn Polk as well.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024

India had lost their past four semi-finals in World Cups and they conceded 30 extras, twice gifted four overthrows and Shami dropped a simple chance to remove Williamson on 52.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2023

Dobbs threw for two touchdowns in his fifth start for the injured Kyler Murray, but had two interceptions on overthrows and lost a fumble that set up a Bengals’ fourth-quarter field goal.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2023

B Growth of, 209; overthrows Sir John A. Macdonald's government, and Ontario coalition government, 209-210.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

Apple finally overthrew Nvidia to reclaim the title of the world’s largest company by market capitalization, underscoring the dramatic degree to which the iPhone maker’s stock is clobbering the broader technology universe.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

“He had the ability if he was developed and stayed healthy. I think he probably overthrew and tore his rotator cuff and nobody knew it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

Founded after the 1979 revolution that overthrew the Shah, it was then forged in the deadly misery of the eight-year war with Iraq.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

The 1976 coup overthrew president Isabel Peron, who had replaced her husband Juan Peron after he died in office.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

Che had served as a military adviser to Fidel Castro when Castro and his guerilla army overthrew Cuba’s former president, Fulgencio Batista, in the 1950s.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Machado says she wants free and fair elections to end the rule of Rodríguez, who has been running the country since her former boss, Nicolás Maduro, was overthrown by U.S. forces on Jan. 3.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

"If they let their people interact with the outside world, they are highly likely to be overthrown, and maybe killed or driven into exile," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Syria has been trying to rebuild its military facilities that were damaged during the offensive that saw Bashar al-Assad's government overthrown.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

In November 1688 the absolutist and pro-Catholic king of England was overthrown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

“No, Percy. In the old days, Olympus was almost overthrown by Typhon. He is husband of Echidna—” “Met her at the Arch,” I muttered.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

I watched a movie called “The International,” which focused on an Interpol investigation of a bank that primarily served groups intent on overthrowing existing governments.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

“Just not overthrowing the ball, not throwing as hard as I can but hitting the spots and having a feel for my off-speed pitches,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

Ruhollah Khomeini, the ayatollah who founded the Islamic Republic after the revolution overthrowing the shah in 1979, regarded passing power to a child as un-Islamic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

Sudan's civilians, who six years ago managed the extraordinary feat of overthrowing the country's long-time leader Omar al-Bashir through non-violent protests, are in disarray.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025

We could embarrass them, but overthrowing them as a result of the Defiance Campaign was impossible.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela