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[singk] / sɪŋk /






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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

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

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

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

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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