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He told the newspaper: "There has been, since I arrived at Cambridge, a very well orchestrated and co-ordinated campaign to unseat me from my position."

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Brazilian Joao Havelange was the last person to unseat a Fifa president in an election, ousting Sir Stanley Rous in 1974.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

At one point, the rebels threatened to unseat the junta.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Kim’s nuclear program thus far has proven to be a deterrent against military attacks or attempts to forcibly unseat him from power, enabling him to shift his focus to the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

“Then again, Poseidon has tried to unseat Zeus before. I believe that was question thirty-eight on your final exam. . . .”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

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

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

Telling these stories unseats narratives that we can’t reach our full potential without leaving this place, or worst of all, that we don’t exist at all.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2018

A sudden rise in the velvet lawn, causing the dog-cart to sway rather much to one side, unseats the groom, who is flung somewhat heavily to the ground.

From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess

Many of these winning candidates have unseated entrenched incumbents, as 29-year-old Colorado attorney Melat Kiros did to U.S.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

Former city Comptroller Brad Lander unseated Rep. Dan Goldman in a district that spans lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

Charter advocates were among his biggest supporters when he unseated then-board President Steve Zimmer in 2017 in the most expensive school board race in U.S. history, with outside groups spending nearly $10 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

In 2023, he was briefly unseated as CEO, and the board claimed that he was “not consistently candid in his communications.”

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

It was zigzagging through the air, and every now and then making violent swishing movements that almost unseated him.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

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

There is no clear mechanism for unseating the regime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Thune was first elected to the Senate in 2004 after unseating the Democratic minority leader at the time, former Sen. Tom Daschle.

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2024

For more than 50 years opposition politicians have dreamt of unseating the mighty Botswana Democratic Party, but only Boko has made that a reality.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024

Yesterday I rode him on drill, and the little scamp got into a quarrel with another horse, reared up, and made a plunge that came near unseating me.

From The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer by Beatty, John