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Both men were overcome with emotion during the ceremony, in tears, and Rinderknech keeled over and had to be helped into a chair.
From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025
"When I'm older, when the body's keeled over a bit, I expect I'll pick up where I left off," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025
His shoulders slumped and he slowly keeled forward.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2023
“The emotion has to be balanced, has to be in check. You have to stay even keeled but play your game.”
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2022
The heat of the kitchen staggered her, but then people from Death Valley would have keeled over in Grandma’s kitchen.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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