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For a young leader who had long been treated as a junior partner by both Beijing and Moscow, the elevated treatment was a resounding propaganda coup.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025 -
For Cohere, her arrival is a coup and a reputational boost at a moment when many in the industry wondered whether the company could go the distance—or whether it would be acquired or fade away.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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New York made four errors on the evening, including two overthrows that led to multiple free bases on the same play.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Fields, who went 7-of-11 on the day, had a few overthrows on plays that likely were sacks.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Then around the time the revolt begins, the intertitles disappear.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Five days later, after a revolt, he was reinstated.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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His judicial reach has extended deep into Brazil's political and digital spheres, with sweeping orders to block social media accounts linked to the January 2023 insurrection, sanctions against X (formerly Twitter), and criminal referrals for digital disinformation campaigns.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Both Yoon and Kim have been arrested and are in jail, with Yoon already undergoing trial on charges that include insurrection following his ouster in April over a botched bid to impose martial law in December.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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This summer’s uprising against ICE’s cruelty was just the latest in a long tradition.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Other notes reference the Gordon Riots — an uprising in 1780 spurred by anti-Catholic sentiment — and the Mohocks, a violent gang of upper-class young men who got drunk and attacked people.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, their outlandish corruption stoked popular resentment and fueled the insurgency.—
Dan Fisher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Tehran says some of them have ties to foreign powers and are involved in cross-border smuggling and insurgency.—
Dubai newsroom,
Reuters,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Coup d'état.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coup%20d%27%C3%A9tat. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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