coup
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The setting, which changes from a blank Brutalism to a trailer-park-home installation suggesting one of Arnold’s cold-eyed dioramas, creates its own theatrical coup.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
If he could be persuaded to lead West Ham's attempt to return to the Premier League at the first attempt, it would represent a major coup.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Putin has reportedly told close associates that he fears a coup or even assassination.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
Mr. Putin is spending “more time in underground bunkers,” the Financial Times reports, and he is taking other security precautions amid Kremlin concerns “over a coup d’état or an assassination attempt, specifically involving drones.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
But even as he danced with his master, a counterrevolutionary coup in Mutal placed Nuun Ujol Chaak’s son onto the throne, from where he quickly became a problem.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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