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topple

[top-uhl] / ˈtɒp əl /


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Even if a fire didn’t spark, trucks could topple.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

And a would-be underdog joins up with the favorites instead of trying to topple them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

When foreign airstrikes have helped topple autocratic regimes in the region, they were supplemented with U.S. troops on the ground, as in Iraq or Afghanistan, or coordinated with local armed militias, as in Libya.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

After claiming a photo-finish victory at Kempton Park on Boxing Day to topple 2024 King George winner Banbridge and 9-4 joint-favourite Gaelic Warrior, Redknapp said: "We've come into the Champions League today."

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

All it meant was that I had to throw a couple of switches, which would fill rubber bags on our nose with air, and then we would slowly topple back upright.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins




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