usurp
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Project 222 is what he and his team call it - 222 seconds being what he needs to target to usurp a mark that has stood for 27 years.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
There is also the strained relationship with her friend-turned-stepmother Alicent, who helped usurp Rhaenyra’s throne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Nancy suffered a fifth defeat in seven games since taking charge of the Scottish champions as Celtic missed the chance to usurp Hearts at the top of the table.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
Some advocates feared it would usurp cities’ zoning authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
“Which gives the Erudite and the Allegiant a common goal: to usurp Evelyn.”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
District Court for the Eastern District of California, argues the law usurps the NLRB’s authority “by attempting to regulate areas explicitly reserved for federal oversight.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
It usurps the previous record-holder, found in a 5,000-year-old Scandinavian mass grave associated with a possible plague epidemic.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021
Humbly, she understood that death sometimes usurps small liberties.
From Slate ● May 16, 2020
Justice Burke had ruled that the prosecution’s request amounted to a “‘constructive amendment’ of the indictment and usurps the role of the grand jury.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2019
In some ways, she thinks he usurps what should be her role.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Ultimately, society’s ingrained fear of missing out on making money will be usurped by the fear of losing money.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
In claiming power to give France a new constitution, Mr. Hardman notes, the assembly “had usurped the rights of the people as well as the king.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Political cartooning is a dying art, usurped by illustrations that trade intelligent ribbing for low-brow button pushing — or, equally as startling, memes that require minimal effort to make.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2025
The 42-year-old has only finished in the top 10 twice in 39 previous major appearances but his five-under 66 was the round of the day before Scheffler usurped him.
From BBC ● May 17, 2025
And then chaos usurped with his animal junto.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Apple had previously drawn close to usurping Nvidia by market value earlier this month.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
By 1955, half of U.S. households owned a set, usurping radio as the nation’s primary entertainment hub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
But others worry about sports usurping resources and valuable attention that should be devoted to rebuilding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
White says the UFC faced a number of logistical issues in preparing for the event, but the biggest challenge was usurping the Sphere.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024
It would not do to make him feel as if his mother were usurping his place.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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