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sinking

adjective as in settling in

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Congressional Democrats have said the quiet part out loud: They want the federal government to keep cutting massive checks to insurance companies forever, using your tax dollars to shore up the sinking ship of ObamaCare.

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The movie, which recounts the 1942 sinking of a Japanese ship carrying British prisoners of war and their rescue by Chinese villagers, boasted elements of a maritime epic.

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That demand drop led to the price of soybeans sinking to around $10 per bushel, not enough for farmers to break even.

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"We recognise the impact the sinking has had on local communities and acknowledge the disruption it caused," he said.

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The days following Kimmel’s firing found Disney stock sinking fast, resulting in a market loss of about $4 billion within a few days.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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