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Images of the gigantic, half-sunk vessel have filled newspaper pages, newscasts and talk shows.
Italy Probes Captain's Call With Boss Stacy Meichtry 2012
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The front page of the Hearst Journal told the story with a headline that screamed “CRISIS IS AT HAND” and “SPANISH TREACHERY” over an engraving of the USS Maine half-sunk and ablaze in Havana harbor.
Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010
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The front page of the Hearst Journal told the story with a headline that screamed “CRISIS IS AT HAND” and “SPANISH TREACHERY” over an engraving of the USS Maine half-sunk and ablaze in Havana harbor.
Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010
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The plastic bag half-sunk in the dirty water clung to her laces as if it was a drowning swimmer.
The Demons Covenant Sarah Rees Brennan 2010
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We found it half-sunk in a bog way south on the rez.
Vermilion Drift William Kent Krueger 2010
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The plastic bag half-sunk in the dirty water clung to her laces as if it was a drowning swimmer.
The Demons Covenant Sarah Rees Brennan 2010
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But there is a risk that Iceland will give its riches away in a fire sale to the same Vikings who have already half-sunk the nation once.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Iceland's Way of Life Collapses with the Economy 2009
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The sky outside was the color of charcoal half-sunk into ruby ashes.
Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009
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But there is a risk that Iceland will give its riches away in a fire sale to the same Vikings who have already half-sunk the nation once. '
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Iceland's Way of Life Collapses with the Economy 2009
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The sky outside was the color of charcoal half-sunk into ruby ashes.
City of Ashes Cassandra Clare 2008
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