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has sunk

  • present perfect
    of sink (3rd person singular).
    sink
    verb (used without object)
    to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in orinto ).

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"Due to the Tugberk Imamoglu not responding to any calls and the crew not answering their mobiles... it is believed the cargo ship has sunk," it said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

On Tuesday night, after the verdict has sunk in, Le Pen will make her intentions clear to French TV on the main 20:00 TV news programme.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

“I don’t know if the enormity of this has sunk in yet,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026

Amazon has been left in the dust of the artificial-intelligence trade, and its valuation has sunk to a level not seen for 18 years.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026

Our boat the Mary Rose has sunk at the dock.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick