tanked
Example Sentences
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Zoom stock, which soared and then tanked during the Covid-19 pandemic, has advanced 12% in 2026.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Lululemon shares tanked, falling 13% the day of the announcement, and they have declined further since.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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
Shares rose more than 400% since the end of March abruptly tanked last week as investors bet an equity offering could ease pressure on the stock.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 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
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