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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

The dangerous sea conditions could capsize or damage both small and large vessels, the weather service warned.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 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

The desk tipped to the side like a boat about to capsize, and a pile of books and papers tumbled to the floor.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

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

More recently, he took home the prize for “Triangle of Sadness,” a three-part comic epic in which a superyacht capsizes, stranding a subsection of the global elite on a deserted island.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

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

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

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

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

The first four bogies capsized into a depression alongside the track.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Although Antarctica is the largest ice sheet on Earth, direct evidence of glacial earthquakes caused by capsizing icebergs there has been elusive.

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

Before the U.S. military strikes, he said, his main concerns were capsizing, drowning and arrest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 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

Thanks to the low center of gravity, Kendra found that leaning was enough to prevent the boat from capsizing, but the naiads were relentless.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull


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