Perhaps, more pragmatically, he calculated that Wahhabism and the Saud family would sink or swim together.

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And I will continue to push for a renewed multilateralism grounded in the recognition that we sink or swim together.

UN: Secretary-General

Everybody, it seems, will sink or swim together.

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But when push comes to shove, beleaguered Israelis often sink their differences and stand together.

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But joining the two big parties together would not necessarily sink their differences.

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They begin new bull markets together, experience occasional market corrections simultaneously, and sink into global bear markets at approximately the same time.

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