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"I don't think it will be a palace coup," said the Washington official.

This is not, so far, a revolution, merely a palace coup.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, his partners led what he called a "palace coup" against him.

On 27 June 1995, He took control of the country from his father in a palace coup.

"And we don't know that they want to use them for anything more nefarious than a palace coup."

Claudius had recently been made emperor in a palace coup.

My guess is that they're training Zayoud's men for a palace coup.

"You would have succeeded in your palace coup if he hadn't interfered."

Now he has been driven from his bunker by a bloody palace coup.

And so the race has taken on the edge of a palace coup.