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sinking ship







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Carlson can sense a sinking ship, and he is jumping into a life raft.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

After five consecutive losses, several weeks of mounting frustration, and the most painful collapse imaginable the night before, the Dodgers took a crucial first step toward righting their sinking ship on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

When Kent fast bowler Martin McCague, raised in Western Australia, played for England in the early 1990s the Aussie media called him "the rat that joined the sinking ship".

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024

Who buys a ticket to get on a sinking ship?

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

Because he was the only one not on the sinking ship.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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