torpedo
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See: Worried that big IPOs will torpedo the stock market?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
What your former co-workers think of you could land you a job or torpedo your chances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
If your goal is to save money on taxes, detonating the tax torpedo is not ideal.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
A European military source specialising in submarines and speaking on condition of anonymity explained that a torpedo explodes underneath a ship rather than upon contact with it.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
It was a seventy-minute flight to the target, a small torpedo boat base in the port town of Hon Gai.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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