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Sediments that sink deeper underground are exposed to more heat, causing the organic matter inside them to become increasingly cooked.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

We are not looking for a $76 grocery bill for a single meal, a sink full of mixing bowls or several hours spent laminating and proofing dough before anyone else wakes up.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

It began to sink about 600 yards off of Alcatraz Island at about 3:30 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

This is all because of persistent high pressure over the UK where air tends to sink and inhibits cloud formation.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

I flush the toilet and turn on the sink, splashing cold water onto my face until the pink splotches fade from my cheeks.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

If the water in the high North Atlantic becomes too light, less of it sinks.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Youths in custody have access to drinking fountains and operable sinks in their rooms, Waters said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

The kitchen sinks aren’t working, and the plumbing is simultaneously screeching and groaning.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

The researchers say future climate assessments should look beyond biologically driven carbon emissions alone and account for geological sources and sinks that emerge as frozen landscapes continue to thaw.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

She sinks to the ground, picking up a handful of pearl-white sand and letting it fall slowly through her fingers.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Despite the top-line gains, operating income sank 38% in its defense systems segment and 16% in its space systems unit due to lower margins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

At her bamboo-and-tarpaulin shack in Cox's Bazar, Begum says her dreams of freedom sank with the boat.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Forty were thought to be on board, mostly female farmers and labourers, when it sank on Sunday.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

There is a “high probability” that missing individuals could have been trapped inside the vessel when it sank, Toczko said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

His sneakers sank into the wet ground, and he felt hot and sticky.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

IBM has also sunk $5 billion into a project called Lightwell, which uses AI to find and help fix vulnerabilities in open-source software.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Its EV sales sunk 40.7% compared to the year-ago quarter, while hybrid-vehicle sales fell 20%.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Looked set for an opening game win but were sunk by a deflected goal in Toronto.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Its shares have sunk by 20% during the war as margins were squeezed.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

All the way home, Nhamo was sunk in thought.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said the war succeeded in destroying Iran’s missile arsenal and production, sinking its navy, weakening its militia allies and ensuring it won’t possess a nuclear weapon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

As he sped to the scene, he saw that a large motor boat was rapidly sinking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

So it seems based on UBS’s “theme-o-meter,” which gauges which market themes are rising to the top and the ones sinking to the bottom.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Water that rises in one part of the ocean has to be balanced by water sinking somewhere else.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

But President Wilson was determined to preserve America’s neutrality, and the sinking was diplomatically smoothed over.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman