overthrowing

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I watched a movie called “The International,” which focused on an Interpol investigation of a bank that primarily served groups intent on overthrowing existing governments.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Ruhollah Khomeini, the ayatollah who founded the Islamic Republic after the revolution overthrowing the shah in 1979, regarded passing power to a child as un-Islamic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

“I thought he was overthrowing, I hadn’t seen that all spring,” Roberts said after the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava needs to stop overthrowing receivers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

We could embarrass them, but overthrowing them as a result of the Defiance Campaign was impossible.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela