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topple

[top-uhl] / ˈtɒp əl /


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But when Swaggart caught wind of the tryst, he saw an opportunity to topple his rival and took the matter to the Assemblies of God, the church fellowship both preachers belonged to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The incident between Leclerc and Hamilton on lap one took place in the context of Hamilton saying after qualifying they had to "work as a team to try and topple" Mercedes.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

A Nobel Prize-winning academic economist, Sargent helped topple the original Keynesian model of inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

NHK aired footage from elsewhere in the southwestern Kumamoto region on Kyushu island showing several blazes, damaged bridges, a derailed cargo train and a number of houses threatening to topple over.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Camille shoots out her hand when one of the quarters threatens to topple over the edge.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

A Silicon Valley enclave topples Miami island as the most expensive U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Ninety-five percent of the building, the structure is sound and intact…There is no way that this corner of a small extension all of a sudden topples this building.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Anyone who’s seen Abela’s work in HBO’s excellent finance drama “Industry” — which, in my opinion, topples "Succession" — knows she has the varied skillset of any great actor.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2025

You look so shocked when a dog topples your precious kid over!

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023

As the icebergs drift, the seawater erodes them from below, until the berg abruptly topples over and continues its journey upside down.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

At the end of September, in fact, a powerful nor’easter toppled a huge tree on my property, thankfully missing my house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

That figure toppled the number of cases reported in all of 2025, and some public health experts believe it may be an undercount.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

But the August 26 disaster also came just ahead of the anniversary of last year's September 8-9 youth-driven anti-corruption protests that toppled the previous government.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Aparcedo and her family spent three years in a shelter following the floods before being relocated to a public housing project — which toppled in the June earthquake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Now that the dictatorship had been toppled, he had become interested in his country's fate again.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Saturday's celebrations mark the 115th anniversary of the toppling of China's Qing dynasty and the subsequent founding of the Republic of China.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

The toppling of the Kang Kon embarrassed Kim, with at least five officials detained over the mishap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

They took the capital unopposed after a lightning offensive that swept across Afghanistan, toppling government forces in the wake of the chaotic withdrawal of US-led troops.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

And this show is really about seeing the rebellion of young teenage girls and how they are sort of key to the inside resistance of toppling this regime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

He might give the impetus to the falling building, but surely it had to be toppling on its own account before it fell?

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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