topple over
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NHK aired footage from elsewhere in the southwestern Kumamoto region on Kyushu island showing several blazes, damaged bridges, a derailed cargo train and a number of houses threatening to topple over.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
When the wind blows hard, and their branches and boughs thrash and creak, I am convinced they will topple over and cleave my home in twain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
It’s ridiculous because at any moment we could topple over — topple over into doom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
It will then be allowed to topple over and sink.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2023
Slowly I lowered my hands and held on to the bottom of the chair as if I were about to topple over.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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