sink in
verb
sank in or sunk in; sunk in; sinking in; sinks in
: to become completely known, felt, or understood
I had to tell him what to do over and over before it finally sank in.
The fact that she's left me still hasn't really sunk in.
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Auctioneers say the unending fascination with the Titanic — which sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Europe to New York, killing more than 1,500 people — and the rarity of artifacts adds up to high demand and exorbitant prices.
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Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Auctioneers say the unending fascination with the Titanic - which sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Europe to New York, killing more than 1,500 people - and the rarity of artifacts adds up to high demand and exorbitant prices.
—CBS News, 23 June 2026
The objects in question were among those rescued from the ocean floor in 1987, two years after the wreck was discovered and 75 years after the ship sank in the North Atlantic.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 23 June 2026
The vessel sank in Subic Bay on the west coast of Luzon in the Philippines in December 1944, a few months after the Hōfuku Maru.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
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Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Auctioneers say the unending fascination with the Titanic - which sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Europe to New York, killing more than 1,500 people - and the rarity of artifacts adds up to high demand and exorbitant prices.
—CBS News, 23 June 2026
The objects in question were among those rescued from the ocean floor in 1987, two years after the wreck was discovered and 75 years after the ship sank in the North Atlantic.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 23 June 2026
The vessel sank in Subic Bay on the west coast of Luzon in the Philippines in December 1944, a few months after the Hōfuku Maru.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
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