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sinking

adjective as in settling in

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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

"It’s still a level of satisfaction that I feel is still sinking in because it is something I coveted and wanted to do for ever."

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He told the BBC: "It was a penny dropping moment and it was a sinking feeling."

From BBC

A new Disney cruise ship has rescued four people from a sinking catamaran more than 200 miles from Bermuda.

From BBC

And while trailing St. Paul at halftime, that sinking sensation began to creep in.

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

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