tanked
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Early in his L.A. tenure, Walden landed a solid gig scoring movies made for television, a business that tanked with the advent of reality TV.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Read: As global markets tanked over Iran, U.S. stocks were mostly unscathed.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
When stocks tanked, Treasury prices have been following suit.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
The shares has since tanked nearly 80% from its peak amid a broader crypto downturn that pummeled token prices and dampened investor sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 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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