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Six others tried and failed to topple her.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

Runner Josh Kerr transformed his entire life to cover the distance in 3 minutes 42.66 seconds last week to topple a mark that had stood for 27 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

A cliff averaging one foot a year might actually not do anything dramatic for 20 years, and then a 20-foot collapse will abruptly topple in one go.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

The structure continued to topple until it hit the mountainside with a thunderous boom and rolled down the slope in pieces.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

A Silicon Valley enclave topples Miami island as the most expensive U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

At another dance, he gets his spurs entangled in his partner’s skirts and topples to the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

"It is not like a pencil balancing on its end that when touched topples over."

From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2024

You look so shocked when a dog topples your precious kid over!

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023

As the icebergs drift, the seawater erodes them from below, until the berg abruptly topples over and continues its journey upside down.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

The warning comes just one day after Storm Austen unleashed wind gusts in excess of 75mph, resulting in toppled trees, transport disruption and thousands of power outages.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

That figure toppled the number of cases reported in all of 2025, and some public health experts believe it may be an undercount.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

Dozens of young people congregated at Nepal's burnt-out parliament building on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of deadly anti-corruption protests that toppled the former government.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Boats have toppled pilings, and hard landings have cracked sterns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

She saw it wobble, then it tilted, then it toppled right over and fell with a tinkle on to the table-top not twelve inches from Miss Honey's folded arms.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

Junior transport minister, Kier Mather said removing the masts had reduced the risk of them toppling on to and detonating the bombs.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

San Diego hit 100 degrees, toppling a record of 97 set in 1987.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The toppling of the Kang Kon embarrassed Kim, with at least five officials detained over the mishap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

They took the capital unopposed after a lightning offensive that swept across Afghanistan, toppling government forces in the wake of the chaotic withdrawal of US-led troops.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Finally he stood up like a bolt, toppling his bench over, staring at Jeanne and pointing.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz