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For Waldrop’s half-brothers, Charles and Julian, the sermons never quite sink in.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Even after being cast, Alaska said it didn’t fully sink in until she began doing press for the production.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

By adjusting their size, the larvae can change their buoyancy and control whether they rise or sink in the lake.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

That match is where the magnitude of being at a World Cup will sink in for Nazon.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Each time he felt a shoe slip off his foot and sink in to the river, his heart sank, too.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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