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sank

[sangk] / sæŋk /






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The S&P 500’s financial sector fell 2%, while shares of Charles Schwab, LPL Financial, Raymond James, JPMorgan and Bank of America, among others, sank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Skipper Al Burns described to The Times somersaulting underwater as the 35-foot ship sank.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

On April 19, it struck a British mine and sank.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

The M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 sank along nearly the same route where 31 people died in 2023 after a fire broke out aboard the Lady Mary Joy 3 ferry.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

He sank his ponderous bulk into a chair beside Father, fixed one eye on me, the other on the ceiling, and said, “Five lumps, please.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom



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