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[tangk] / tæŋk /




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Hellyer, a senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies, a think tank in London.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

“While the drones are a problem, by far the biggest problem for Ukraine is glide bombs,” said Justin Bronk, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a British think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

"I have the impression that they peaked in the last election and now people are sort of tired of them," said the think tank employee.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

Clews said his family was fortunate to have a large tank, giving them some flexibility over when to buy more fuel.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Gasoline burst from the gas tank and went everywhere inside the car.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Currently, Europe’s natural gas tanks are 67% full, which is 13 percentage points lower than a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

It requires water agencies to have backup power that could keep pumps running in an outage and to top off any water tanks after a notification from county emergency officials about dangerous weather conditions.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

If the value of the account tanks, the tax on withdrawals will be lower as well, says Ed Slott, a CPA who is an IRA specialist.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Like many Kuwaitis, Salem Al-Ghanem still vividly remembers Iraqi tanks rolling through his hometown when his small Gulf state faced extinction had US troops not liberated it from invasion.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Soon, they heard the heavy grind of Sherman tanks and felt the ground vibrate.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The Lincoln’s extended deployment, already about three months longer than the typical carrier mission, appears to have tanked sailors’ morale.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

“On Running has been having year-over-year growth that is unseen, and they still get tanked when earnings come through.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 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

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

Suu Kyi travelled to The Hague to rebut charges of genocide against them at the UN's top court in 2019 -- tanking her reputation on the international circuit.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

Sales of Chrysler’s gas-guzzling coupes and sedans were tanking.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 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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