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If they weren't guilty, he said, they would have found a way to overthrow Hamas.

From BBC

Borysenko, in an appearance last week, painted a dire picture for Fox’s audience, claiming that the left’s “primary goal is the violent overthrow of the federal government.”

From Salon

Along with his call for the overthrow of the government, some might argue that his words at the rally were an incitement to violence.

From BBC

Since Sisi came to power in 2014 after leading the military's overthrow of Mubarak's democratically elected successor, he has spent most of the time in prison or police detention.

From BBC

Describing his move as "personally painful", he said his "mission" with Reform would be to "not just to overthrow the current system, it is to restore the system we need".

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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