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capsize

[kap-sahyz, kap-sahyz] / ˈkæp saɪz, kæpˈsaɪz /


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When these icebergs capsize, they clash violently with the “mother” glacier.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Their crews are at risk if the ships are damaged, and the vessels could capsize if they are in the vicinity of giant ice chunks breaking off glaciers, a process called calving.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

But survivors then told the BBC that coastguards had caused the migrant boat to capsize following a botched attempt to tow it.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 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

Either the monster was trying to give them a hug, or it was about to capsize them.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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 is the latest in a string of migrant boat capsizes off Tunisia's coast in the last few days, with five others sinking in the past four days.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2023

“I’d sum up our season as a wild ride. It has had everything: crashes, capsizes, broken bones, collisions, you name it we’ve been there,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 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

It added that the vessel "sustained major damage and capsized".

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

One man was killed and two people were hospitalized after their fishing boat struck rocks and capsized beneath the Golden Gate Bridge on Thursday, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

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 were on Monday still hunting for survivors a day after a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus, leaving eight dead and more than a dozen missing, authorities said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Cinderella’s slippers, which were airman’s boots painted silver, were capsized side by side under a golden throne.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

Most of these events are likely glacial earthquakes due to capsizing icebergs.

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

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

About midway between the island and Cape Town, I thought we were in danger of capsizing.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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