tank
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Mabli Jones from the Bevan Foundation think tank told MPs that although child poverty had remained at the same level for two decades "what's been happening under the surface is that poverty has got deeper".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
"There is a large camp in Israel whose main goal in the coming election is just for things to be calmer," said Tal Elovits, a researcher at the Molad think tank.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
In September, a poll by the Israel Democracy Institute think tank found that this was the most important factor for 53.5% of Arab citizens when deciding which party to vote for.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Ukraine has few good options for replacing Starshield, said Michael Kofman, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Germany failed to match the Allies in tank development, producing just one model, the cumbersome A7V, manned by a crew of twelve, which appeared too late in the war to have any real impact.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Its commander waited for as long as possible before making the decision to blow the tanks and bring the sub up to give its crew a last chance of survival.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The salmon start life in smaller, land-based tanks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
When Damac submitted its site plan, Edgerton’s planning commission rejected it in June 2026, citing safety and environmental risks associated with the fuel tanks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
For a time he specialised in nuclear work and decommissioning, designing robots for pulling material out of contaminated tanks.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
“Hagoshjj, go wash up,” Nali said, pointing to the water tanks.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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In Sydney, data centre developer Nextdc tanked more than 40 percent after slashing its outlook and renewing its capital expenditure programme.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 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
Dick’s shares tanked, falling more than 25%, on track for their largest decline on record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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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Mozeliak has said he did not believe that the Angels need to rebuild, that the resources available to a team in the second-largest market in the majors should preclude outright tanking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 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
Its bonds, meanwhile, are tanking, with longer-dated paper now trading at a two-percentage-point yield premium to Treasury debt, taking losses on the $25 billion sale past $300 million, according to Bloomberg.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 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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