sinking

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The splitter and its devastating sinking action had been the defining pitch of the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

After hitting the iceberg, five watertight compartments were breached, leading to Titanic sinking.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

A nonprofit exists to preserve them, but tour guide Teri Rommelmann said preservation efforts aren’t meant to alter the course of nature and time, but rather to save the work from sinking into the sand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

And the dollar climbed against the euro, pound and yen after sinking on Monday.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Meantime, its discovery has brought closure to many of the families who lost loved ones in the sinking.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler