drag down
Example Sentences
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Weaker growth data can become good news because they imply less inflation and less policy drag down the line.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Berg said that was significant because it showed that 485 stocks were unable to drag down the index.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
Until October 2025, the wages paid to H-2A workers were, although low, not so low as to distort the labor market and drag down the wages paid to domestic farmworkers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Still, any drop in oil prices is likely to drag down shares in Chevron and Exxon.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
He touches his forehead and lets his hand drag down the side of his face.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
