sunk

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The peptides decision paves the way for new revenue streams, which can help the company redirect its GLP-1 capacity toward other peptides and stem some of its current sunk costs.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The yacht - which hit the break wall and broke apart - has since sunk, police said.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

IRIB, Iran’s state-run broadcaster, quoted a senior Iranian military official who denied Cooper’s claim of sunk Iranian boats.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Four of the Iranian navy’s primary surface combatants—including a Jamaran-class frigate—were likely sunk or crippled by March 5, according to Janes, an intelligence company specializing in military and national security analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

They spoke of icebergs and of robots and of the armies of ocean animals who sunk the mighty Juggernaut.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown