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Less than a month later, Brett Mastrangelo attempted to usurp McConaughy’s record but had to call it quits two days in because of a leg injury.

The Constitutional Court is “absolutely part of the old guard trying to usurp power,” he tells The Daily Beast.

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

Makes you wonder why conservatives care so much who sits on the Supreme Court—since they seem determined to usurp its job.

“It would be very difficult for her to come out and usurp power at this point,” he said.

Ignorance would take the place of learning, and slavery would usurp the domain of liberty.

Man will no longer try to usurp the place of God, and persecute his fellow mortal on religious grounds.

"I am going to usurp your assumed right to start this little private conversation, Akar Hekalu," he told him.

These events, although in themselves important and interesting, would usurp a disproportionate place in this history.

The architect employed in this famous structure, fell upon the following contrivance to usurp the whole glory to himself.