capsize
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When these icebergs capsize, they clash violently with the “mother” glacier.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
The boat launched from near the St. Francis Yacht Club, and it is currently unclear what caused it to capsize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The supply shocks from either would already rock the boat; both together would capsize global markets like a perfect storm,” said Raj.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
"There were no storms or waves but the boat was overloaded," Ephesien Mpambi, a friend of Jean-Florent's told AFP of the fatal capsize.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Yet Congolese pirogues are made of such dense wood if they capsize they sink like a rock.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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In riverine communities, whereas a high proportion of men often know how to swim, few women do, meaning they are particularly at risk if a boat capsizes.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Until that date is set we can only quote what Helly tells Mark S. before he turns on himself and capsizes our expectations.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
More recently, he took home the prize for “Triangle of Sadness,” a three-part comic epic in which a superyacht capsizes, stranding a subsection of the global elite on a deserted island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
It’s been that kind of season for tech tycoon Larry Ellison’s globe-trotting league, which has seen crashes and capsizes galore among the world’s most accomplished skippers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
Shop signs swing toward the heat from their brackets; a potted hedge comes sliding across the rubble and capsizes.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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The reported 15-month turnaround of the Kang Kon after it capsized illustrates how Kim is giving priority to the modernization of his Soviet-era navy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Rescuers are continuing their search for 18 passengers of a ferry which capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
A Coast Guard investigation found the boat was overloaded and didn’t have any child or infant-sized life jackets when it capsized near the Statue of Liberty at around 10.20 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
In January, at least 26 people drowned when a boat carrying farmers and fishermen from Jigawa to Yobe state capsized.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
A capsized tent floated past, its metal poles twisted like a pretzel.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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The rip currents and massive surf are capable of capsizing small boats, knocking people off jetties and pulling swimmers out to sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Although Antarctica is the largest ice sheet on Earth, direct evidence of glacial earthquakes caused by capsizing icebergs there has been elusive.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
In a statement, the coast guard said Malta had requested help in the search and rescue operation "following the capsizing of a vessel reported with migrants aboard and people in the water".
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
A 2015 ferry capsizing off the western coast of Leyte Island resulted in more than 60 deaths.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Eventually, she discovered she was in less danger of capsizing if the prow faced into the waves.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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