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tank

[tangk] / tæŋk /




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For analyst Elias Ferrer of the Orinoco think tank, the investment is good news, even without specifics.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

“The president this time is focused on the Indo-Pacific as a market,” said Richard M. Rossow, chair on India and emerging Asia economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

"To be able to meet the 2030 climate target, annual savings of around 40 million tonnes of CO2 are required," the think tank said.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Warsh was a fellow at the Hoover Institution, a right-leaning think tank on the grounds of Stanford University, for 15 years after serving as a Fed governor from 2006 until 2011.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Carmen and Tony were so focused on the tank, they didn’t hear the footsteps creeping up behind them.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis

Will his tanks run dry then, I wondered?

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Like many Kuwaitis, Salem Al-Ghanem still vividly remembers Iraqi tanks rolling through his hometown when his small Gulf state faced extinction had US troops not liberated it from invasion.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

They reside primarily under the care of head prop master Andrew Crawford, who is currently making sure the small butane tanks — not unlike those used in camping stoves — have enough fuel.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Sorbara points to Twin Eagle’s contractual rights to use third-party pipelines and storage tanks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The views were so sharp you could identify Soviet planes on the ground, count the tanks and missiles.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

The Lincoln’s extended deployment, already about three months longer than the typical carrier mission, appears to have tanked sailors’ morale.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

“On Running has been having year-over-year growth that is unseen, and they still get tanked when earnings come through.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The mNAV metric has a flaw that has grown acute as the prices of Strategy’s bonds and preferred shares have tanked along with its stock.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 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

And then, of course, the economy tanked and the country defaulted on its debt.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

This week: Situational Awareness—an A.I.-forward hedge fund led by a former wunderkind and OpenAI employee—was tanking fast until a rival fund stepped in.

From Slate Aug. 1, 2026

But, when Mozeliak and I sat down in the Angels’ dugout the other day, he explained that the path forward in Anaheim should not be tanking.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Alphabet is one of a tiny number of companies capable of raising so much cash without tanking its stock, thanks to its near-monopoly in online search and credibility with Wall Street in new ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

Suu Kyi travelled to The Hague to rebut charges of genocide against them at the UN's top court in 2019 -- tanking her reputation on the international circuit.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

The stocks of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs were tanking, and it was clear that nothing short of the U.S. government could save them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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