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[sag] / sæg /




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Together, they are intended to support the muscles of the throat so the airway is less likely to sag or collapse during sleep.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

National rail said heat can cause overhead lines to expand and sag, line-side fires and also rails to buckle.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

Tables that seemed to sag gently under the weight of carbohydrates.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026

The deals have turned Occidental into a formidable oil-and-gas producer but also saddled it with billions of dollars in debt that weigh it down when oil prices sag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025

His cheek seems to sag on his left side.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

If, at times, the narrative structure sags and the character portraits blur, it’s in service to the immensity of hope and defiance extinguished by the airstrike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Home buyers are scoring the biggest discounts in over a decade as the housing market sags from weak demand.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026

Gold and stocks have been rallying together to record highs, as the dollar sags and bond yields go sideways.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025

If hamburgers are sandwiches, Subway’s food faces competition from many more restaurants such as Burger King and McDonald’s, and the potential sandwich monopoly idea sags.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

Her eyes are sunken and red, and her skin...it sags off her bones like it doesn’t belong to her.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

In this scenario, dense, water-rich portions of Earth's cooler outer crust periodically sagged downward and collapsed into the hotter mantle, transporting water with them.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Two load-bearing columns of a 37-story tower currently under construction, located near Grand Central Terminal, warped and several floors sagged on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Their first two LPs sagged on the Billboard 200, but the third, in 1975, did well, boosted by the hit “It Only Takes a Minute.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

This week, that mark had sagged to 40%, as shown in the chart below.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

Her shoulders dropped, her body sagged, and she seemed paralyzed.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Streaming giant Netflix is big enough around the world to make up for sagging viewership in the U.S.,

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Her protagonist - who is 50 - has a slight obsession with sagging skin, which will no doubt strike a chord with many.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

“Immediately noticeable were the sagging eaves, the multitude of leaks from the roof, the dried out, splintered mahogany and the battered exterior woodwork, which had suffered seven decades of winds from the Sound.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

I carefully unwind the napkin scarf from Pierre’s sagging exterior.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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