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Back in March, Kerr had announced a plan dubbed Project 222, an audacious promise to slice 2.22 seconds off his personal best and topple the record, held since 1999 by Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

It is unclear when Burnham will formally launch his leadership challenge, or if Labour ministers will rise up en masse to try to topple the prime minister.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Washington on Thursday threw its support behind embattled Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, offering emergency assistance while warning against attempts to topple the government.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 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

A centipede does not topple in a storm.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

At another dance, he gets his spurs entangled in his partner’s skirts and topples to the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 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

The creature topples over, a flailing arm sending a pyramid of golden apples spilling to the dirt.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

The twin quakes toppled dozens of residential complexes mostly in the coastal La Guaira area.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

CARABALLEDA, Venezuela—The government-built high-rise where Alberto Sánchez’s girlfriend lived toppled into a mass of concrete and steel when twin earthquakes hit this Caribbean coastal city last week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Television and social media were filled with scenes of toppled and damaged buildings, including entire apartment blocks that appeared to be tottering as desperate residents camped out on the streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

She toppled Adriano Espaillat, who had held the district for five terms and is chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, a body that advocates for legislation and resources for Hispanic Americans.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Sammy hopped onto his and wobbled for a few feet before he toppled off.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Sharaa, the former leader of an Islamist rebel faction, took power after toppling longtime authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been rebooting Syria's international credentials and seeking to revive his struggling country after toppling longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

However, the primaries will define those head-to-head races to come and better inform the odds of Democrats toppling Republican incumbents, experts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

Footage shows one of the pad's lightning protection towers toppling in the aftermath.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

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

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