unseat
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Under the state’s unique balloting system, three candidates are running to unseat Sen. Dan S. Sullivan: Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola, a bandana-wearing gadfly named Gerald Heikes, and … another Dan Sullivan.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Winning a record number of seats, Arab lawmakers now have the power to unseat him -- but only if the opposition overcomes resistance to allying with them.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
A head-to-head match with McKinney was not what Roy envisioned last year when she launched her campaign to unseat the incumbent city attorney, Hydee Feldstein Soto.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The women—both attorneys and mothers of three—will meet again Nov. 3, when Kruger tries to unseat Manouchehri.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Arsinoe, for one, might gladly unseat her older sister given half the chance.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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Cameron tried to neutralize that advantage of incumbency as he outlined his own policy priorities for Kentucky’s economy if he unseats Beshear in the November election.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
It’s unlikely that Nelson unseats Miller Moss as the Trojans’ No. 2 quarterback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
If one of those teams unseats the Bucs atop the division, Tampa Bay could become the first defending Super Bowl champ to miss the playoffs since the Broncos in 2016.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2021
The improbable return of Alex Smith from a horrific leg injury is worthy of Hollywood consideration, but the chances that he unseats Haskins, absent an injury to the younger player, are remote.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2020
An innocent deed in all conscience, but Nicky didn't think so; for jealousy working in a silly man soon unseats his wits.
From The Torch and Other Tales by Eden Phillpotts
She has been under house arrest in the capital Naypyidaw since being unseated in a 2021 military coup.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Wilson, a first-time candidate, unseated incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell in part because voters were unhappy with the status quo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Two years later, Sosnick helped Streets for All pass Measure HLA and put $25,000 into a committee that backed attorney Ysabel Jurado, who unseated Councilmember Kevin de León.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
This week, the leader of our second-most-popular political party could be unseated in an election by a man who wears a floor-length cape and a bin over his head.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
A hawk alit upon the hayloft railing and was unseated unceremoniously when a raven landed nearly on top of it.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
They’d come to see Johnson appear with De La Cruz and two Republican challengers: Tano Tijerina, a much vaunted recruit running against Cuellar, and Eric Flores, the GOP hope for unseating Gonzalez.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
She was referring to the idea that Meta, or another competitor, could build agentic AI systems and integrate them into their own hardware products, unseating the iPhone as a hub for consumer-technology interactions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ford’s steep drop-off in sales in 2026 is expected to result in Hyundai Motor unseating it as the No. 3 car company in the U.S. by sales, according to Cox Automotive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett and opposition leader Yair Lapid announced Sunday they will run on a joint list in this year's elections, in a move aimed at unseating incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu.
From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026
This mishap plunged the rest of the riders into confusion, nearly unseating Rhoades himself, but who rallied with a horrible imprecation upon the head of his unfortunate follower.
From Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound by Victor St. Clair
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