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Recent Examples on the Web Then in June this year, a 65-year-old man died after his yacht capsized off Lady Elliot Island, the southernmost coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef. Peter Guo, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024 Paddlers described several dangerous encounters that led their boats to capsize. Meira Gebel, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024 Continuous heavy rains, massive flooding and landslides across the Philippines killed at least 13 people and displaced more than 600,000, and an oil tanker capsized off the country’s coast during strong winds and high waves, Philippine authorities said Thursday. Helen Regan, CNN, 25 July 2024 At least 10 migrants died on Tuesday when their vessel capsized while crossing the Channel from France to Britain. Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for capsize 

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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsize. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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