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But the combined weight of the Covid pandemic, China's spiralling property slump and constricted borrowing limits for its citizens have sunk those sky-high ambitions, and all but ground the project to a standstill.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Shares have sunk 37% this year amid broad fears that customers could use coding agents to make their own custom versions of Agentforce, Salesforce’s AI agent platform.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Price-conscious consumers and off-trend Old Navy dresses may have sunk Gap’s stock on Friday, but some of the clothing retailer’s most prolonged struggles have been in its smallest and most-overlooked brand: Athleta.
From MarketWatch ● May 31, 2026
Twice in the past three decades, the San Antonio Spurs have sunk to the bottom of the standings and been rewarded with the top pick in the draft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Near the tube station she passed a stone drinking trough and could happily have sunk her face in it.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
