Example Sentences

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“External tanks were only used once. ... We jettisoned them on the way to orbit, and it burned up in the atmosphere before it hit Earth,” Jenkins said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Over the next few weeks, if the peace deal holds, Iran will load tankers with oil currently stored on Kharg Island, where the country’s oil hub has over 30 million barrels in tanks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

The government estimated the cost of nationalising the water industry as a whole would be £100bn, although that has been disputed by some think tanks.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

As prices at the pump have gone up, people have put less fuel in their tanks and sought out the cheapest gas, corporate earnings show.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

Next they bet on a company that delivered oxygen tanks directly to sick people in their homes.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis