tanked
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Markets have sunk globally this week, and Wall Street's three main indexes tanked Tuesday as they reopened after a long weekend.
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Measures of consumer sentiment tanked in recent months as Americans worried about inflation and their future job prospects.
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves but its output has tanked in recent years due to a US oil embargo and chronic underinvestment.
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Instead, the stock market tanked in 2000 as the dot-com bubble burst.
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Bath & Body Works stock tanked Thursday morning after the company missed earnings projections and cut its financial forecasts for the fiscal year, saying consumers concerned about the economy are now less likely to buy.
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