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topples

  • present tense form of topple (3rd person singular).

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Plus, AI topples a 80 year-old math problem, the Brockmans sit for an interview and physical AI gets its due.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

"It is not like a pencil balancing on its end that when touched topples over."

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2024

You look so shocked when a dog topples your precious kid over!

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2023

It will mimic catastrophes such as a cyberattack aimed at causing shock and chaos in a critical area or a blackout caused by a hurricane or large Western wildfire that topples power lines.

From Scientific American • May 16, 2023

Ambrose nods and manages to catch his fedora before it topples off his head.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott