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has tanked

  • present perfect of tank (3rd person singular).

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In the end, it took a top artificial-intelligence startup to halt a market panic that has tanked the value of software vendors by hundreds of billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves but its output has tanked in recent years due to a US oil embargo and chronic underinvestment.

From Barron's Jan. 4, 2026

Morale has tanked amid reports of management problems.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 19, 2025

WSU’s offense has tanked since the sizzling start but could find its groove against a porous Cal defense.

From Seattle Times Nov. 8, 2023

Musk’s attempt to weasel out of his $44 billion deal has done predictably bad things to Twitter’s stock price, and the will-he-or-won’t-he of it all has tanked morale inside this giant, publicly traded firm.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2022