tip over
Example Sentences
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But the leverage dynamics rhyme strongly, and Shin’s entire intellectual project has been to arrest leverage booms before they tip over.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Inevitably, exponential “towers of powers”—a chain of exponents stacked vertically—can metaphorically tip over, hitting their functional limit.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Nathan Ake almost put City ahead after just five minutes when the defender took Oscar Bobb's pass from a half-cleared corner and smashed a close-range effort that forced a superb tip over from Mark Flekken.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
If the self-reinforcing dynamics are not stopped, at a certain point the ability of a population to stave off the crisis will be exhausted, and the situation will tip over into a famine system.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2024
It felt as if the van might tip over.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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