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is tanking

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

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“For some reason, the league goes, ‘Oh, Utah is tanking because they got rid of Donovan and Rudy and Bogdanovic,’” Nuggets coach Michael Malone recently said.

From Seattle Times Oct. 31, 2022

Experts believe contagion is the concern now - banks won't lend if they believe the sector is tanking.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2022

Today I saw on Slate’s website that we’re officially in a bear market and the stock market is tanking.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2022

The part of the economy dedicated to creating novel Instagram backdrops is tanking due to the coronavirus pandemic.

From The Verge Apr. 2, 2020

Across the first 18 innings of this weekend, it is hard to tell which team is tanking.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2018