tank
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Victoria Dittmar, a researcher at InSight Crime, a think tank, has spent years investigating the flow of precursor chemicals into Mexico.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The next day, the firm would claim to file the first lawsuit against the owners of the leaking chemical tank.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
At the time, Elmore was working at a think tank funded by effective altruists, and wanted to see more done to sway public opinion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The think tank proposes using £1bn of those savings to expand NHS talking therapies, treatment and employment support.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Cornelius turned his head slightly as if he was going to answer, but he was only looking at some little bit of lint that had gotten into the tank.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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The researchers also evaluated SpaceX's planned next generation Starship, which is expected to feature larger propellant tanks and more powerful Raptor 3 engines.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Convenience store operator 7-Eleven on Thursday disclosed a $349 million profit from the surge in gasoline prices during the last quarter, even as fewer Americans filled their tanks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
That's how your tanks and armored fighting vehicles are available.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Orange County officials will start removing chemicals this week from two storage tanks at a Garden Grove aerospace company that prompted thousands to evacuate their homes in late May.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
She’ll clap her hands and say: Pooperman, tanks.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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In early trade, Seoul's Kospi was up more than two percent -- having tanked around 20 percent from its June 19 record high -- boosted by rallies in SK hynix and Samsung.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
You might want to lock in profits from a stock investment that has grown a lot, or sell something that tanked and use that loss for tax purposes to offset your gains.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
But China resumed full-fledged exports within a few years, and prices tanked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Tech shares in Asia tanked earlier this week following a similar sell-off in the US on Friday amid growing concerns about stretched valuations.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
We’d taken the test the Monday after Marcus’s party, and I knew I’d tanked it when I turned it in.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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Even after he coughed up his lead in the third set, he attempted to spend some time recovering by tanking the fourth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
“Even though stocks jumped last week, crude gained. With crude tanking right now, this could be the first real clue that the potential for peace is legit.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
Hollywood, we all know, is tanking — what with AI, strikes, streaming, high L.A. costs of everything, talent drain, avarice, you name it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Because of this remark, oil prices, which had been soaring, plummeted—and the stock market, which had been tanking, recovered much of the day’s losses.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
The stocks of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs were tanking, and it was clear that nothing short of the U.S. government could save them.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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