drag down
Example Sentences
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Equity offerings dilute existing shareholders, so they tend to drag down a stock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
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
I knew the sídhe searched for boys to drag down into their rings.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
