The winning goal was quite a coup against the first place team. From LearnThat.org.
Thanks for the lecture on the use of the term coup d'état and it's synonym "take-over". From Wordnik.com. [Cincinnati Herald: Edith Thrower Is NAACP Prez] Reference
Others turned up their forked ends, which we call coup de ladle. From Wordnik.com. [The Boyne Water] Reference
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas orders counterblows against what he calls a coup attempt. From Wordnik.com. [Year-End Timeline – Second Quarter] Reference
Opposition parties said they were continuing plans to hold a peaceful march in Lome Saturday to protest what they called a coup d'etat. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Power struggle escalates in Turkish coup plot case. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories]
Former top generals among dozens held in Turkish coup plot. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to London Mining to move into profit with mine launch] Reference
I'm not sure I would use the word coup, you know, as strongly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 25, 2009] Reference
Prosecutors taken off case after new arrests in Turkish coup probe. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
And the once-bloodless coup is turning into something more sinister. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
Update (9/21): King Bhumibol's support for the coup is now explicit. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
Khaleej Times Professors detained in Turkish coup plot probe - 2 hrs ago. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
The coup is unreal because the officers are from low ranks and traffic police. From Wordnik.com. [Stop The Rollback | ATTACKERMAN] Reference
Given Pakistan's history, a military coup is the constant fear of every civilian regime. From Wordnik.com. [Aparna Pande: President Obama to General Kayani: Can You Hear Me Now?] Reference
The down side of raising quail in a chicken coup is that they don't flush like wild birds. From Wordnik.com. [I am moving to Missouri next spring and have given thought to hatching and raising quail.] Reference
The most important engine for any coup is the main strength of the regular national armed forces. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Sowell’s Coup] Reference
(Their big coup is that Stephen King will be publishing a title as part of the series this fall.). From Wordnik.com. [Breakfast in Bed] Reference
Dozens held in Turkish 'coup plot' military plot to undermine the government and trigger a coup, the prime. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Photown News] Reference
One of the enduring arguments about the G-30-S coup is whether the PKI had any hand in it, and if so, how much. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
Whatever one's own definition of the word coup, an inescapable fact is that the electorate has not been consulted. From Wordnik.com. [Six Weeks of Whitehall Paralysis Ahead] Reference
The Liberal Democrats hold 16 seats on the council and intend to take over the cabinet if their coup is successful. From Wordnik.com. [James Kempton howd`ya like your party now] Reference
"Whatever one's own definition of the word coup, an inescapable fact is that the electorate has not been consulted". From Wordnik.com. [Six Weeks of Whitehall Paralysis Ahead] Reference
Zakaria is not as willing to use the word coup, but does feel that there is some conflict between the clerics in Iran. From Wordnik.com. [Crooks and Liars] Reference
I'd rather see the craziest policies coming out of a democracy than excellent ones coming after a coup from a military junta. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
A DRAMATIC coup is on the cards which could see the Conservatives ousted after controlling Calderdale Council for nearly six years. From Wordnik.com. [James Kempton howd`ya like your party now] Reference
Interestingly, it was not progressives or liberals who first used the word coup d'etat to describe that the nature of that stolen election. From Wordnik.com. [Bush Crimes That Will Get Him Impeached, Tried, Removed and Tried Again as a Common Criminal] Reference
18 am - And more fantasy coup from the dark side. From Wordnik.com. [-] Reference
The long, slow "coup" -- the takeover by editnetwork on Monday, Nov 3, 2008 at 5: 12: 44 PM. From Wordnik.com. [Interview with Naomi Wolf] Reference
Q Can it be characterized as a coup at this point?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Joe Lockhart] Reference
"-- And, bon Dieu! it is called a coup-d'etat," interrupted the. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Hope] Reference
In a sharply worded resolution, the organization called the coup an. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Estrada called the coup rumors "the funniest thing I have heard of.". From Wordnik.com. [Fall From Grace] Reference
The first is figuratively expressed by the French phrase coup d'oeil. From Wordnik.com. [On War — Volume 1] Reference
The result was the so-called coup d'etat of September, 1898, when all the. From Wordnik.com. [The Fight for the Republic in China] Reference
But they have failed to convince any foreign governments that the coup was a. From Wordnik.com. [Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News] Reference
The coup was the culmination of three months of orchestration by the US, the United. From Wordnik.com. [World Socialist Web Site] Reference
Bertha Olivar, of COFADEH, calls the coup advisers a line-up of the "Galley of Terror". From Wordnik.com. [The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely] Reference
But the coup was a success future is now on - in government, or far more likely out of it. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to US stock markets tumble] Reference
In many other countries this attempt is called a coup, and perpetrators are dealt with harshly. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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