usurp
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We didn’t want to usurp public resources to undergo a new inspection.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
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
There is also the strained relationship with her friend-turned-stepmother Alicent, who helped usurp Rhaenyra’s throne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Tuesday's latest reverse meant Celtic missed the chance to usurp Hearts at the top of the table.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
“Which gives the Erudite and the Allegiant a common goal: to usurp Evelyn.”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
The filing also argues that the federal government’s refusal to surrender Hanson usurps the state’s authority.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
It usurps the previous record-holder, found in a 5,000-year-old Scandinavian mass grave associated with a possible plague epidemic.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021
Unrest swells in an African township when a government officer usurps power from a local policeman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2020
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
Hipsters war have now been usurped by a new stereotype: the tech bro.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Gemini 2.5 Pro, released in March 2025, and Gemini 3.0 Pro, released in November 2025, enjoyed brief stints at the frontier until Anthropic’s Claude models usurped them, Schwarz said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 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
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
Apple had previously drawn close to usurping Nvidia by market value earlier this month.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
By 1955, half of U.S. households owned a set, usurping radio as the nation’s primary entertainment hub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 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
White says the UFC faced a number of logistical issues in preparing for the event, but the biggest challenge was usurping the Sphere.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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
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