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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 question was whether a large-scale attack would work and possibly topple the regime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Six others tried and failed to topple her.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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

The sun seemed to topple down to the edge of the horizon and colored it crimson there until it was gulped by the sea and gone.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

Plus, AI topples a 80 year-old math problem, the Brockmans sit for an interview and physical AI gets its due.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

But after a brush with death — a bookshelf she’s assembling topples on her — she’s inspired to take more action.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2024

"It is not like a pencil balancing on its end that when touched topples over."

From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023

Madam Claire clicks a series of locks, and then topples over with exhaustion.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

That record was promptly toppled that March when a group of seven Berkeley students completed a run in five hours and 47 minutes, a feat certified as a Guinness World Record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

At the end of January, Storm Kristin toppled thousands of electricity and telecom poles across central Portugal, cutting power and communications to hundreds of thousands of people - some for weeks.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

John Tookey showed off this new New York craze called break dancing but went spinning out of control into a group of girls, who toppled like skittles.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

He returned to power via a military coup in 1952, which in some ways lit the spark for Fidel Castro’s toppling of the Cuban government at the end of the decade.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Junior transport minister, Kier Mather said removing the masts had reduced the risk of them toppling on to and detonating the bombs.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 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

In 1977, Dundee went head-to-head with Jerry Lawler at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, toppling “The King” and taking $2,000 of Lawler’s own money.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Swift, he jumps up, catching Caesar as he’s toppling.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes


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