- past tense form of sink.
sank
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SpaceX’s stock hit a high of $225 in June and then sank as low as $104.83 in July.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Tech-rich Seoul sank more than two percent at one point as chipmakers SK hynix and Samsung retreated, while Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei and Manila were also off.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Researchers in France and Croatia analyzed the protective coating on the Roman Republic shipwreck Ilovik-Paržine 1, which sank about 2,200 years ago off the coast of what is now Croatia.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Yields shot back up today as stocks sank.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
There was a sad flap of white and her mast and sails sank out of sight.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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