upended

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The drones have upended the cycle of war: The rainy season — which runs from June till September — normally heralds a lull in the fighting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

The global energy landscape is shifting rapidly, upended by an end to predictable market access and a largely stable geopolitical backdrop that had dominated for much of the last decade.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

There’s surging power demand — mostly due to massive build-out in data centers to fuel AI — that’s upended a once sleepy corner of the market.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Concerns over this phenomenon have upended the White House’s AI strategy, and caused it to re-evaluate its laissez-faire approach to AI development.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

And one time he looked at me, I smiled, and he almost upended his entire bowl of popcorn.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon