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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
It was more heart-wrenching than usual when Mercutio finally keeled over and died at the Metropolitan Opera House on Saturday night.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2023
His shoulders slumped and he slowly keeled forward.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2023
Unlike the Vasa, which keeled over and sank just minutes after leaving port in 1628, the sister ship was launched without incident the following year and remained in active service for three decades.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 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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