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sink

verb as in fall, decrease

verb as in be humble or humbled

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China’s economy is sluggish, its property sector is sinking, nearly 20% of its young people are struggling to find jobs and it has one of the world’s fastest growing ageing populations.

From BBC

The science of net zero, developed over 15 years ago,* does not include these natural carbon sinks in the definition of net human-induced CO2 emissions.

Over the last year you could be forgiven for thinking things could not sink any lower.

From BBC

Wales sank to an all-time results low in their 143-year international rugby history with a record defeat by Australia in Cardiff.

From BBC

It set off at full speed and reached the Titanic two hours after it had sank in the North Atlantic on 15 April 1912.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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