sinking

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Problems continue to add up for Lululemon, as the yoga-wear maker on Thursday trimmed its full-year forecast to account for a potential dip in sales this year, sinking its shares in after-hours trading.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Large, slow‑moving areas of high pressure - often called blocking highs or heatdomes - are large areas of sinking air.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

But with oil prices slumping in recent days and sinking toward $90 a barrel Wednesday, the sector looks set to finally erase its wartime losses.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Mostly it felt like a wasted opportunity: A once-beloved team, in a basketball mecca, sinking its future and alienating its fan base with contentious leadership, murky vision and somnambulant play.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

And she needed an army of mighty animals to guide the sinking station so it would crash down onto the mining robot.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown