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  • past participle of tank.
  • past tense form of tank.
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tanked

[tangkt] / tæŋkt /
























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His Bedouin ancestors earned great wealth pearl diving—until foreign farmed pearls tanked the market and left the local economy in shambles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

You might want to lock in profits from a stock investment that has grown a lot, or sell something that tanked and use that loss for tax purposes to offset your gains.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

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

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, California regulators seized two major life-insurance companies two months in a row after their extensive junk-bond holdings tanked.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

“You’re right. I wasn’t honest with people. And before I knew it, the paper chain was taking off, and if I told the truth, it might have tanked the whole thing.”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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