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sinks

  • plural of sink.
  • present tense form of sink (3rd person singular).

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Youths in custody have access to drinking fountains and operable sinks in their rooms, Waters said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

They tend to see flows of money come in to support their prices when the broader market sinks.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Past the stalls and the sinks through another door lies plush red velvet, shadows, and the hum of 1950.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

The staginess that sinks many of his other pictures portended a digital age where all images would trend toward idealized, Photoshopped perfection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The bed sinks as Mutti sits beside him.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti