Historians debated whether the sudden wave of coup d'états across the region could be traced to foreign interference.

In the critical hand, South executed a Bath coup, ducking the left-hand opponent's lead of a king while holding AJx to establish the suit.

During the meeting she gave several quick coups d'oeil at her notes before answering.

In recent years, several countries have experienced soft coups that eroded democratic institutions without firing a shot.

Many historians argue that the prime minister's forced resignation, orchestrated through courts and parliament rather than troops, amounted to a soft coup.

The president's declaration of emergency and dismissal of parliament was widely condemned as a self-coup.

Several countries in the region experienced self-coups that concentrated power in the executive branch.

The historian's book analyzed the colonels' coups that reshaped the nation's political landscape.

The historians debated the causes and consequences of the generals' coups in the region throughout the twentieth century.

Meeting her in Paris felt like a coup de foudre, changing the course of his life overnight.