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tank

[tangk] / tæŋk /




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You have to fill your tank and there goes $140?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“The political calculator changes,” said Sidharth Kaushal, an expert in naval power at U.K. think tank the Royal United Services Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“What is the value of your time? Using the average-sized tank of 15 gallons, if I am saving $0.30, that is less than $5,” Cinquegrana told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

A government loan scheme for first-time home buyers in England mostly helped higher earners in areas where homes are cheaper, a major think tank has said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The tank was hideous—brown-painted steel covered with syrupy slime.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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