chug
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So far, the broader market has continued to chug higher.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
Meanwhile, SSE continues to chug forward amid mixed weather conditions and consistent profit expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor left Windsor not with a regal fanfare, but with the chug of removal lorries, heading for Norfolk in the night.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
But an array of other indicators show the economy continuing to chug along, albeit with the labor market in its low-hire, low-fire mode.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
But still, it was nice to know that I’d have a couple of relatives there who didn’t need to chug a can of Geritol to stay awake for the whole performance.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
But soon enough, stock traders learned to live with those worries—and eventually look right past them, while the U.S. economy chugged along and a new leg of the AI rally took the spotlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Influencers in cowboy hats chugged cartons of milk.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Massie even chugged a celebratory glass of raw milk.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
She’d chugged a Red Bull, which she never did, and couldn’t fall asleep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
It felt like it might fall to pieces even as it chugged down the tracks.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
The question feels more pressing than ever given rising temperatures, heat waves and the fact that chugging water is almost a competitive sport these days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Let’s hear it for lighter debt burdens: They may be one reason the economy and stock market are still chugging along.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
It also asked travelers to “avoid chugging your ranch outside security” lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
“Now I can look forward to ruining my sleep schedule, chugging iced Americanos, and screaming at the TV at 3 a.m. for a country I don’t live in while our national team sleeps peacefully.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
After chugging through a bit of math, he decided that the current year was the 525th year since the birth of Christ.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
