sink
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Under its new rules, hosts may ask guests to place dirty dishes in the sink, but generally cannot require them to wash and put those dishes away.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Hosts can make reasonable requests, Airbnb says, including asking that used dishes be put in the sink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
When two plates converge, one can be forced beneath the other and sink into Earth's interior.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
It returned to the sink and began putting plates and cups in at a faster pace.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Sam leaned over the sink and looked once more into the mirror.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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The primary suite serves as its own private retreat and features an en suite bathroom with a soaking tub, double sinks, and a full-body spray shower.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime” starts grimy and sinks lower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
At subduction zones, one tectonic plate sinks beneath another, carrying water from the oceans down toward the mantle.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Some AI stocks are rising even as investors fret about a flare-up in inflation, while Casey’s sinks despite a first-quarter earnings beat.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 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
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Two ships sank last week after being hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Khoryv cargo ship, flying the Comoros flag, was "struck by a drone and sank near Romanian territorial waters", Dan said in a Facebook post.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Treasury yields sank on Thursday, in a rare bout of extreme buying as tech stocks plunged and investors headed for cover in one of the world’s largest and most liquid asset classes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Murray, and a bystander, rushed to help the driver as the SUV sank.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
She towed them all toward the beach, and when she got to the edge of the water, she sank to the bottom with the coconut under her and wouldn’t move.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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The JCI closed 0.94 percent higher on Wednesday, having sunk earlier in the week to its lowest level since late 2020.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
At this point in the journey, The Times, which had played along with the drama, abandoned its own sunk costs in favor of more traditional reporting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
He gave no further details about the vessel that had sunk.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Consumers’ feelings about the economy and about their own personal finances have sunk this year, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly consumer sentiment survey.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The original cast of subprime financiers had been sunk by the small fraction of the loans they made that they had kept on their books.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Chipmaker Intel was the hardest hit, with its shares sinking as much as 30 percent after it gave a weaker-than-expected revenue forecast for the fourth quarter, citing weakness in the PC market and manufacturing bottlenecks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
He says his sinking fund contributions dropped to £124 per year when Curo took over his building, but then increased dramatically to £1,767 when a new roof was needed.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
By comparing satellite measurements taken at different times, scientists can identify areas where the ground is rising or sinking.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
This year, the Rocky Mountains had the least snow on record, and the lack of snowmelt is sinking reservoir levels lower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
With a rapidly sinking heart, Penelope realized her mistake.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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