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topple

[top-uhl] / ˈtɒp əl /


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The U.S. president can stop or start wars, inject billions of dollars of public money into markets and topple foreign heads of state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Keely Hodgkinson says this year's London Diamond League could be a "battle of the world records" as she seeks to topple athletics' longest-standing mark on home soil.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Kem Sokha, who was convicted of trying to topple the former long-ruling leader's government and sentenced to 27 years, "is pardoned", Hun Sen posted on social media alongside a royal decree signed by him.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Harvard-Westlake’s boys’ tennis team accomplished something on Friday few have done: topple Irvine University.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The other group was told to hold their rope tightly to make sure the obelisk did not get pulled too far upright and topple over.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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