tanked
Example Sentences
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“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
Domino’s Pizza said Monday that its sales softened in March as consumer sentiment tanked and competitors increased discounting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
In February, it tanked trucking and transport stocks when it said it had an AI technology capable of increasing trucking efficiencies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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
And then, of course, the economy tanked and the country defaulted on its debt.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
