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In early October, voter anger helped unseat an assembly incumbent in favor of an antidemolition challenger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 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

Gen. Marissa Roy, who is looking to unseat Feldstein Soto.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

He has also attempted to unseat another Fed governor, Lisa Cook, over fraud allegations.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

It bent its head, trying to unseat me, which it did, but not before the thorns had pricked and scratched my face, embarrassing me in front of my friends.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

Don’t be surprised if the magnetic Curry, who has four 40-point games already this season, unseats Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James as an all-star captain come February.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2021

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

For there is no suspicion so revolting to an innocent mind as that which unseats love from his throne in our affections, and places another in his stead.

From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence

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

A recent Ampere survey of of sports fans found that football has narrowly unseated baseball as the number three sport in the US, with 10% of Americans saying it's their favourite.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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

He was unseated by Jeff Koons's "Rabbit" a year later.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Even though it was a donkey that unseated me, I learned that to humiliate another person is to make him suffer an unnecessarily cruel fate.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

The debut of “Sinners” was triumphant, unseating “A Minecraft Movie” and topping the Easter weekend box office with $46.6 million domestically and $60 million globally while scoring rave reviews and an “A” ranking on Cinemascore.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

Soon after the session of 1846 began, it became known that the protectionist petition against the Peelite or liberal sitting member for Wigan was likely to succeed in unseating him.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by Morley, John