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[tangk] / tæŋk /




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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

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

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

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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