overthrow
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To be sure, one counterargument to the “good enough” narrative is that bin Laden envisioned al-Qaida as “the base” on which other groups could then build their Islamist groups and overthrow secular states.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
In the 1953 coup, America's CIA intelligence agency and Britain's MI6 conspired with Iranians to overthrow the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Drawn into underground communist politics as a teenager, he was 21 when arrested in 1973 for campaigning to overthrow the king.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
Addressing an estimated 250,000 people in Munich, Reza Pahlavi - who has called for the overthrow of Iran's Islamic regime - denounced a crackdown on recent protests there.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
‘Well,’ Artemis said, ‘to be fair, there was that time you conspired with Hera to overthrow him.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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