sank
Americanverb
verb
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The landslide sank a ferry and seriously damaged another passenger vessel that had dozens of people on board, according to a police report cited by the Andina news agency.
From BBC
Tokyo sank more than one percent as the yen strengthened on expectations the Bank of Japan will lift interest rates this month.
From Barron's
Two vessels sank in the rough seas, a fishing boat in Khanh Hoa province and a smaller raft in Lam Dong, according to the environment ministry.
From Barron's
History’s most famous iceberg collision—which sank the Titanic—happened more than 2,000 miles south of here.
But the division financially sank the governing body, and earlier this month the BBF announced it was entering liquidation.
From BBC
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