sank
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Philippine authorities said Wednesday that a ferry may have been overloaded when it sank in the country's south last month, killing dozens of people who received no warning from the ship's crew.
From Barron's
He ran his fingers through his thinning hair and sank into his chair.
From Literature
Enough recipients sought to sell or withdraw bitcoin that the market sank 17%, before Bithumb halted transactions after roughly 30 minutes.
Shares sank 6% on Monday as Wall Street seemed to take Bhusri’s return as a sign of Workday’s struggles rather than the kick-start the company needs.
From Barron's
It is a switch he started to consider last April, he said, as the value of the U.S. dollar sank during the tariff turmoil that rattled markets.
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