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as in toppling
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as in overrunning
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Organizing your beddings into groups will also help prevent them from toppling over.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 June 2026 -
Such pinches have been toppling financial firms for decades.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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In the 10th minute, Neil El Aynaoui pilfered the ball from Ryan Christie, then nearly capitalized on the ensuing counterattack, finding free space in front of an open net but overrunning Azzedine Ounahi’s cross.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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Homeless people overrunning the city.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Windsor-Smith’s storytelling shifted the typical narrative responsibility of text onto the imagery, inverting the usual comic book reading experience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
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Lucas Blalock likewise finds tragicomic potential in photography itself, inverting Photoshop as a mere tool of postproduction to foreground it as generative and creative, leaving visible traces of labor in ugly edits and unrefined refinements.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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From airy mesh fabrics to sleek, low-profile shapes, this season’s trending shoes have a way of elevating an outfit without overpowering it.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
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Cam Schlittler struck out 13 in six overpowering innings for his first double-digit strikeout game in the regular season, and the New York Yankees beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Friday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The move put the confirmation process in limbo, upending what appeared to be a glidepath to confirmation for Clayton hours earlier.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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In the first movie, Woody has to overcome his fear that Buzz will replace him (a sly metacommentary by a studio that was itself upending the animation industry).—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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Indeed, many media observers—inside and outside the network—have gone so far as to suggest that demolishing the status quo seems to be central to Weiss’s mandate.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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In February 2024, police gave him and his wife minutes to pack before demolishing their home.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Within a year, the Legislature beefed up safety regulations on mobile homes, requiring them to be secured with anchors and tie-downs to prevent overturning and sliding during heavy winds.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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While exceptionally rare, there is recent precedent for Missouri courts overturning elections.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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In recent weeks, Lebanon proved to be a particularly sensitive flashpoint, with Israel continuing attacks in southern Lebanon and its ground troops razing towns and villages.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The historic designation effectively saved the building from demolition, but only for three years, at which point the brothers were no longer bound by any restrictions on razing the home to the ground.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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“Overthrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overthrowing. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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