dethrone
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But, four weeks before their Wimbledon showdown, Nadal had destroyed Federer 6-1 6-3 6-0 in the Roland Garros final to give him the confidence he could dethrone his rival.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
But, by the numbers, the Spurs have already distinguished themselves as the likeliest team to dethrone the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The 17-year-old recovered from a horror crash to dethrone the United States' two-time defending champion Chloe Kim in the halfpipe on Thursday in Italy.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
With the launch of Atlas, OpenAI isn’t just looking to dethrone Google Chrome as the default browser: It also wants ChatGPT to be the default operating system for the AI age.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025
We were better equipped than many founders of dynasties had been when they walked north to dethrone an emperor; they had been peasants like us.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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