sink
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"Ships don't sink easily there. It was likely a mistake by the crew," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
In that 35-pitch first inning, Glasnow threw the kitchen sink at the Braves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The orca repeatedly allowed the calf to sink before bringing it back to the surface, a difficult moment to watch but one that Aasen felt was important to record.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Initially, the renter is always ahead because they didn’t sink their savings into a down payment. Over time, however, the buyer catches up due to a stable monthly payment and home appreciation,” Pendleton said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
I rinse the stain in the sink and wring out the fabric, and then I stand under the hand dryer, angling my body so the hot air hits the wet part.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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The name is a feint: There’s nothing goth about his chipper electronic pop, which often feels tailor-made for DJ sets in exotic locations, a crowd swaying as the sun sinks in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
These corridors would include infrastructure such as shared sinks, power, lighting, shade and restrooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
But as news of Dolly’s death at the age of 80 from cancer sinks in, I keep returning to it, thinking about its meaning.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
It also featured Moroccan sinks, a pool and spa, a stone fire pit, and a barbecue area.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
And Arthur sinks into his chair while everyone, myself included, bursts into laughter because of how often he used to take selfies with mannequins on his dad’s phone while they shopped for school clothes.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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The Maranello trawler sank off the coast of Plymouth on 29 August after reporting problems with its fishing gear, with three of the five crew members rescued by a nearby vessel.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Aquifer levels sank, lakes dried up and most of the large farming companies departed amid water restrictions in the late 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
A Turkish cargo ship sank in the Marmara Sea near Istanbul after colliding with a second vessel, with rescuers searching for its 10 crew members, Turkish officials said Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The stock sank 25% in recent morning trading, which put it on track to suffer its biggest one-day loss since the stock began trading in October 2002, according to FactSet data.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
I was so glad to be there, so glad Patch and I weren’t alone, that I sank down on the floor in front of her hearth.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Ecuador's Navy said it received 28 crew members from that vessel and the boat that was sunk on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
If anything happens to sideline Ohtani the hitter, the Dodgers are sunk, period.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The war also claimed his older brother Leslie, who had been a telegraphist on HMS Penelope and died when she was sunk off the Italian coast near Naples in February 1944.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
In 1916, the Canadian ship SS Mount Temple was sunk by a German ship.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Not even when I come running in the house to tell him Rose has sunk.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act was adopted in 2014 to address chronic overpumping that has led to falling aquifer levels and caused dry wells and sinking ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
And so if you’re a sports fan, you sometimes have that sinking feeling when you’re watching your team get too defensive, and they stop taking chances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Provincial Affairs Minister Marian Chombo said 67 people had been rescued after the sinking.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
"Thank God that a wave pushed the sinking vessel and we managed to climb on top," Chance Siyamavhu said at a memorial service in the lakeside town of Kariba close to the border with Zambia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
One was far more likely to encounter its opposite, which is pessimax, the maximum degree of pessimism one can endure before sinking into full-on weltschmerz.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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