capsize
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“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
As the boat continued to capsize, passengers shouted to a passing boat for help, but it did not stop - possibly because, according to him, it was relatively small.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
In the high north, they pose an additional threat: Sea spray carried at high wind speeds can freeze upon contact with a ship and, if allowed to build up, capsize it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
"My father, an uncle and I came before the rest of the family by sea. The small ship was overloaded and very unstable. All the time we feared the vessel might capsize."
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
The thing can easily capsize or be swamped if the bows do not meet the great combing breakers at just the right angle.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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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
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
In that scene, her character, Maria, falls into the water along with the seven Von Trapp children as the boat capsizes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2019
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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An aging ferry carrying more than 100 people capsized off the coast of Guyana, with 67 saved and rescue teams searching for the rest, officials said Sunday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Upon arriving at the scene, personnel did not see evidence of a fire, but found a three-deck pontoon boat capsized with one person who was severely injured in the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
At least 10 people have died after a boat thought to be carrying migrants capsized near Malta, the Italian coast guard has said.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
A second warship of the same class capsized during its launch last May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Whitecaps roiled among the capsized boats and caused them and the docks to surge and roll, and the tops of the cabins and drum reels and gunnels were loaded down with snow.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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Kitson told the Kiskadee Watch, a Guyana news outlet, that he fears his wife and their daughter died in the capsizing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
A government spokesperson said the capsizing was "a tragic incident" and "sympathies remain with the survivors and the loved ones of those who lost their lives."
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Abdoul Aziz Balde sobbed as he spoke of his son Idrissa, who left Guinea in search of a better future, but has not been heard from since capsizing off the Moroccan coast.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
Before the U.S. military strikes, he said, his main concerns were capsizing, drowning and arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
The boy in the number four seat panicked and threw himself awkwardly overboard, nearly capsizing the shell.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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