- past tense form of sink.
sank
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The company also fell short of Wall Street expectations for revenue, which sank 11% to $8.7 billion, despite noteworthy gains in its HBO Max streaming business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Retail investors were doing what they do best on Wednesday: Buying the dip in SpaceX shares aggressively, even as the company’s stock sank after it released its first earnings report as a publicly traded firm.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The decline was primarily due to the conflict in the Middle East, where RevPAR sank 43%, Marriott said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Despite being three over for the day through five holes, she sank five birdies to shoot two under par and build on her opening-round score of 66.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Something gave a gurgling howl and sank into darkness.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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