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as in toppling
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as in overrunning
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An OpenAI reasoning model recently overturned a conjecture Paul Erdős posed in 1946, toppling an eighty-year assumption in combinatorial geometry by importing machinery from algebraic number theory — two fields with no obvious reason to meet.—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026 -
The Regis Jesuit Raiders captured the 5A state championship, toppling Arvada West 5-3 for their first crown in seven years.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Homeless people overrunning the city.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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The most basic natural method for keeping weeds from overrunning your pavers is manual removal.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
16 May 2026
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Let the cakes cool in the pans to room temperature before running a butter knife inside the rim of the pans and inverting the cakes onto the rack.—
Kate Bradshaw,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Let the cakes cool in the pans to room temperature before running a butter knife inside the rim of the pans and inverting the cakes onto the rack.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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The games were neither displays of baseball elegance nor overpowering runaways.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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Slaten began in top form, overpowering Goldschmidt and likely American League MVP contender Ben Rice, but Bellinger retook the lead for New York with a home run to right-center.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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Russia suspended jet fuel exports, further upending trade in a product already hugely affected by the Iran war.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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Both movies were directed by YouTube stars and cost nearly nothing to produce, upending conventional wisdom about the necessary components for a hit.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
31 May 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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That includes overturning a decades-old decision that had given regulators an advantage in court and stripping another agency of a major tool in fighting securities fraud.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson disagreed with the court overturning Murdaugh's convictions.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
1 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 15 Jun. 2026.
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