capsize
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When these icebergs capsize, they clash violently with the “mother” glacier.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 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
A high tide can wash people offshore and capsize small boats near shore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
"My father, an uncle and I came before the rest of the family by sea. The small ship was overloaded and very unstable. All the time we feared the vessel might capsize."
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Just don’t forget to be blowing your whistle all the while, and mind you don’t make your lifeboat capsize.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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 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
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
Footage from the scene broadcast by Turkish television showed the capsized ferry with passengers wearing life jackets sitting atop its orange hull.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
A passenger boat with some 270 people on board has capsized off northern Cyprus, with a search and rescue operation under way.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
At least 46 people have died in Nigeria after a boat capsized in north-western Sokoto state.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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
It was the rotten economy that had landed him in the water and that had capsized the whole ship along with him.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
Most of these events are likely glacial earthquakes due to capsizing icebergs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
"Based on the statements of the crew ... there was no alarm or public address that took place during the emergency prior to the sinking and capsizing of the ship," he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
"I'm assuming it's just a freak accident," he said, though he added he "was not sure how avoidable" the ferry capsizing was.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 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
We dove through the door, nearly capsizing a glass trophy case in the foyer.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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