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On Venus, the rift flanks sink because the crust slowly relaxes after being stretched.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

Parillo subsequently urged Sandy to “let her lawyers deal with this,” at which point Amy said, “don’t let your lawyers deal with this, they’re gonna sink you.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

"If I stop, you let it sink in and I'm not ready for it to sink in yet."

From BBC ● 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

She dropped all of the wet things into the sink.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Some of the eco-friendly schemes at the site include efficient heat pumps, solar panels and the collection of spare water from bathroom sinks and rainfall.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

After they die, a portion of that carbon sinks to the seafloor, where it can remain stored for long periods, helping transfer carbon from the surface ocean into long term storage.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

It’s why she largely sinks in dramas but succeeds in comedies, where she can portray a version of herself that makes people laugh just by thinking, “Isn’t it so funny that Jennifer Aniston said that?”

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

My heart sinks; Angel’s gonna be so mad at me.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

Koivun’s talent shone through and he sank the putt anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Everyone onboard survived the impact - but passengers struggled to locate life vests and rafts as the plane rapidly sank.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

Then, more slowly, I climbed until I reached the top and sank down to lean my head against the cool rocks of St. Patrick’s Well.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Vital supplies went down with ships sunk by winter storms or sat idle in the harbor at Balaclava while men died on the heights above.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

On Tuesday night, after the verdict has sunk in, Le Pen will make her intentions clear to French TV on the main 20:00 TV news programme.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

In Capitola, a storm-damaged wharf reopened earlier this year after $10 million had been sunk into repairs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

“The past is over. A sunk cost, if you will. All the pains and losses, the mistakes and misdeeds—none of these can be undone.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

If vaccination rates keep sinking and outbreaks become commonplace, measles could once again become endemic.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Perhaps he pictured a shared meal, clinking glasses and maybe a nostalgic movie on the sofa before comfortably sinking into slumber and loud farting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Orders in the wind unit were down 40% organically, sinking segment revenue by 10%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

This weather pattern results in air sinking downwards, compressing and heating up as it hits the ground.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

It’s not long before I see Woo sinking deeper into the Oceans of Epo.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer