tanked
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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
Seoul -- which has hit multiple record highs this year -- tanked as much as 8.8 percent at one point as chipmaker Samsung shed nine percent and rival SK hynix lost six percent.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
But share prices never fully recovered, and then hit a nadir during Covid when the economy tanked.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
“You want to start to free up some assets into something short-term so you aren’t ravaging your portfolio all along, saying ‘Oh shoot, the market just tanked, but I need money now,’” she said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
And then, of course, the economy tanked and the country defaulted on its debt.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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