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tanked

[tangkt] / tæŋkt /
























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Panic buying fuel in Sri Lanka has brought back memories of 2022, when the economy tanked, with inflation hitting 70 percent after Colombo defaulted on its $46 billion external debt.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

When the news came out, however, Unilever’s stock tanked, eventually scuttling the deal and souring management on bigger ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

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

“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