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The phrase "a coup of" is not correct in standard English usage.
It is likely a misinterpretation of "a cup of," which is used to refer to a measurement of liquid, typically in cooking or serving beverages.
Example: "I would like a cup of coffee, please."
Alternatives: "a mug of" or "a glass of".
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In truth, his style was a coup of reductive analysis.
In the fall, a coup of sorts occurred.
Trent Lott called it a "coup of one".
Mr Bush looks unlikely to pull off a coup of Reaganesque proportions.
Some pointed out the academy's weak governance structures and proposed a coup of sorts.
BCS theory was a coup of theoretical physics: it explained all superconductors observed so far, perfectly.
Beyond its unanticipated happening in Hartford, the play is also a coup of timing.
In early October 1945, Perón was ousted from his positions by a coup of rival army and navy officers.
No doubt BNP Paribas's domestic rivals, Crédit Agricole and Société Générale, would like a coup of their own.
Four years later, he led a coup of his own, and banned all opposition.In this section Peace in our time?
"I mean a coup of the regime against itself, or a military coup or an absence of the system.
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