Upending

The Obama campaign’s use of the Internet has been cited as playing a large role in upending how presidential races are fought. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The courts, which believe that they are the only ones that get to reverse court decisions, might also prove hostile to the idea of upending Brand X on the mere promise of a "good reason." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Now, political observers say, there's little chance the embattled congressman will pursue Gracie Mansion, upending the field of hopefuls looking to replace Mr. Bloomberg. ❋ Michael Howard Saul (2011)

The Journal is examining how the euro-zone debt crisis is upending Europe's decades-long push toward deeper economic and political integration. ❋ Marcus Walker (2011)

Republicans hope to win control of the Senate, upending the current 53-47 majority controlled by Democrats, by wresting away some of the 23 Democratic seats up for election, such as the one in Virginia. ❋ Cameron McWhirter (2011)

After a decade of wrangling, new clean-air rules are slated to come into effect in the new year, upending the coal market. ❋ Matt Day (2011)

She made what now looks like a heroic effort, upending her life to fly home. ❋ Francine Hardaway (2011)

If right-wing television hosts are having rallies and upending "The View" these days, Colbert's character should absolutely follow suit. ❋ Carlos Lozada (2010)

A recent Supreme Court ruling on pharmaceutical safety warnings is upending a costly wave of product-liability lawsuits against some of the world's largest generic-drug manufacturers. ❋ Alicia Mundy (2011)

Sunday night's episode is set in 1916, but traces of the Women's Rights Movement and the Great War's upending of gender roles will make their mark on the Crawley sisters' wardrobes, bringing them eagerly into the 20th Century. ❋ Brooklyn Flea (2012)

They are upending politics in their states, reshaping the national political debate and, in some states, igniting protests:•Ohio Gov. ❋ Unknown (2011)

History tells us that democracy in Egypt, Palestine and others, would be the 'destabilizing' force upending the power of the US's military battleship -- Israel. ❋ Khadija Sharife (2011)

Aviation regulators closed roughly 80% of European airspace during the Easter holiday, stranding millions of people and upending global commerce. ❋ Daniel Michaels (2011)

The government now is looking at unprecedented public-sector layoffs and cuts in civil-service perks, steps that could reshape Greek political culture by upending decades of cozy ties between the ruling Socialist party and a core constituency. ❋ Stelios Bouras (2011)

[He/She] makes me [feel] so [upendous]! I feel upendous! ❋ GingerMY (2017)

He was a highly talented upender who had come from a long line of successful and generally [ruthless] [corporate] [raiders]. ❋ Dr Bunnygirl (2023)