coups
- plural of coup.
Example Sentences
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Since coups in 2020 and 2021, Mali has been led by the military, which promised to restore calm in the vast desert nation that has been grappling with a security crisis since 2012.
From Barron's • Jul. 4, 2026
"When our presence was no longer wanted after the coups, we left," he explained.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The military, which seized power in two coups in 2020 and 2021, did not immediately comment on events and no claims of responsibility were made.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Since 2020, Africa has experienced a wave of military coups.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
If you wore special glasses you could see them spinning through the sky among the bats and homing birds—blondes, wars, famines, football, food shows, coups d’ etat, hairstyles stiff with hair spray.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
