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[tangk] / tæŋk /




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"Despite what politicians say about the international legal system, judges still respect and apply international law in many countries around the world," said Sophie Marjanac, legal director at the Redwater Insights think tank.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The fines are pretty high for having that in your fuel tank because its considered tax evasion."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

For those drivers, always fill your tank early ahead of a severe storm so you know you have enough fuel to get out of harm’s way if you need to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Calculations by Tegan Hill and Nathaniel Li, economists at the Fraser Institute think tank, show that Alberta's total net contribution to Ottawa since 2007 has been C$322bn, or an average of around $17bn per year.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

So much had changed since she and Tony stood together in the shadow of the molasses tank.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis

Household heating-oil fuel tanks hold about 275 gallons, with a medium-sized home getting around three deliveries of 200 gallons each per year, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

Behind the bar, yeast busily converted sugars into alcohol inside giant stainless steel fermentation tanks.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Social media clips show army tanks on Alamata's streets.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The research also demonstrates why studying shark hearing in the ocean can reveal information that is difficult to obtain in laboratory tanks.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

With bullet holes in their fuel tanks, they’d found a friendly Soviet airfield to land on.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

In the end, injuries not only ended that dream but tanked his case for a third consecutive MVP as well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

The goofy, R-rated “Starship Troopers” famously tanked domestically among adults, but was a notable hit among teen boys, who sneaked into the flick in droves.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

This marks the second consecutive time Old Man Markey has fended off a former rising star in the party, having tanked Joe Kennedy III’s challenge in 2020.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Dick’s shares tanked, falling more than 25%, on track for their largest decline on record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

I clicked up some history on the area, heavily industrial, at least until the economy tanked.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Advisers don’t see the recent bond selloff as a red flag indicating a tanking economy.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

This week: Situational Awareness—an A.I.-forward hedge fund led by a former wunderkind and OpenAI employee—was tanking fast until a rival fund stepped in.

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026

Tokyo's Nikkei index was sharply lower, with Kioxia tanking 9.5 percent, Advantest off six percent down and Tokyo Electron five percent lower.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

But, when Mozeliak and I sat down in the Angels’ dugout the other day, he explained that the path forward in Anaheim should not be tanking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 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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