topple

He leads a vulnerable minority government that could be toppled if left-wing parties and the far right unite in a vote of no confidence.

I assumed I'd lost my home country for good, then suddenly last year the dictatorship was toppled in just over a week.

“Severe” shaking — enough to topple chimneys and greatly damage poorly built buildings — may be felt a bit farther away from the ruptured fault, including in downtown L.A.,

Myanmar, for example, which was recently struck by a massive earthquake that killed thousands and toppled buildings, has been deprived of life-saving recovery materials.

He claimed universities were "nearing or toppling into an economic abyss".