capsize
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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
The department is continuing to investigate what caused the boat to capsize, and to search for the two passengers who remain missing and are presumed dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 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
If they were reckless and tried to run the rapids, their wooden canoes would most likely capsize and get ripped to pieces.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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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
The American boat had a number of capsizes and crashes, including one in which wing trimmer Paul Campbell-James broke a leg.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2022
In the film’s fablelike opening montage, we see a Sudanese couple, Bol and Rial, escape their homeland in an overflowing raft; as their boat capsizes in a storm, they lose their daughter.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
But if The Dessoug capsizes or breaks apart, none of those letters will be found.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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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
Passengers said the boat had begun taking on water before it capsized about four nautical miles into the journey.
From Barron's ● 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
A French family was left stranded at sea for more than 16 hours overnight after their rented jet ski capsized off the coast of Thailand.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The canoe rocked severely, and before Abuelita could pull the twins down beside her, it capsized.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Most of these events are likely glacial earthquakes due to capsizing icebergs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
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 Queen Jenuvia 2 is stuck on a reef and unable to move, but there is currently no risk of sinking or capsizing, according to the Coast Guard.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
In one of the worst months, in December 2021, more than 20 migrants drowned in several capsizing incidents off the Malaysian coastline.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
You want a sea that will put on a good show when your lifeboat is broadside to it, though without capsizing your boat.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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