coup

The ‘Star Wars’ creator attempts a curatorial coup with his new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Analysts say the group's Chinese patronage and business ties have allowed Wa State to remain relatively insulated from the civil war consuming the rest of Myanmar since a 2021 military coup.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Tulloch’s hiring was a coup for Meta and capped a frantic recruiting spree last summer, when Meta threw money at researchers to try to catch up in the race to build artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Commuting all death sentences to life in prison “would be the coup de grâce,” Farrell said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Normile had pulled off a coup in getting Seabiscuit to come down for the Agua Caliente Handicap, but now he faced another quandary.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

"In West Africa, military coups are becoming a structural risk," said Elyessa.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

A former Portuguese colony in the Gulf of Guinea, the island nation of 200,000 inhabitants has a history marked by attempted coups including one in 2022 that was promptly thwarted by the military.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Hounkpè's view is significant, as Benin's relationship with the two states plummeted following the coups there.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

Guinea has experienced repeated periods of instability since independence, marked by military coups, contested elections and violent crackdowns on dissent.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

If you wore special glasses you could see them spinning through the sky among the bats and homing birds—blondes, wars, famines, football, food shows, coups d’ etat, hairstyles stiff with hair spray.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy