tank
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The Centre for Cities think tank says some areas may not have the expertise to manage developed powers effectively, risking deeper economic inequalities between areas.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Kyler Daugherty, a 43-year-old health care worker, summed up the sentiment as he filled up his gas tank in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
“The more this type of cooperation can be done, the better for the stockpiles of these common munitions,” said Jeffrey Hornung, a senior political scientist at the Rand think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
“But 5% yields alone aren’t going to tank the economy.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
In the middle of the night, Sofya and the others stumbled out of bed and began to defrost the planes by spraying them with hot water from a tank truck.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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"People need to be fully aware of what impact it can have if somebody vandalises a heating containers and tanks."
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Think tanks and other nonprofits might find themselves subject to these rules if they spend money to publish a voter guide or promote a legislative scorecard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The seafood stalwart — a Redondo Beach staple since 1953 — is outfitted to withstand small amounts of water, given its live-seafood tanks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Neighbors line up in the same spot, marking their place with tanks, buckets and jerrycans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Sergeant Michael Rafferty was guarding Checkpoint Charlie, the precise spot where US and Soviet tanks had faced off three decades earlier when the Wall first went up.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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Alphabet plunged more than 12 percent, while Amazon tanked more than seven percent in after-hours trade -- having lost more than four percent before the close -- while Intel cratered 23 percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Six months later, the trade that could have tanked her professional career has instead served as a reset.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In the end, injuries not only ended that dream but tanked his case for a third consecutive MVP as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The goofy, R-rated “Starship Troopers” famously tanked domestically among adults, but was a notable hit among teen boys, who sneaked into the flick in droves.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 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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Hollywood was my tenant pool, and Hollywood was tanking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Advisers don’t see the recent bond selloff as a red flag indicating a tanking economy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
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
Tokyo's Nikkei index was sharply lower, with Kioxia tanking 9.5 percent, Advantest off six percent down and Tokyo Electron five percent lower.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 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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