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chug

[chuhg] / tʃʌg /
VERB
drink quickly
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Raise your pretend glasses, Kyle Juszczyk and Jake Ferguson, and chug the imaginary beverages of your choice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

When you feel groggy, it's tempting to chug multiple coffees or fizzy drinks.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Meanwhile, SSE continues to chug forward amid mixed weather conditions and consistent profit expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

We gobble up our sandwiches and chug down our milk while Mami stands over us trying to get us to slow down.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

A generator chugged loudly outside, supplying electricity after the power had been cut off.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Massie even chugged a celebratory glass of raw milk.

From Slate ● May 20, 2026

He rose precisely at 5 a.m. for a long workout, chugged the same protein shake afterward, took a shower at 7 a.m. on the dot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

That was the case in the final moments of a sluggish overtime, during which Taylor chugged through a tired Falcons defense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025

The car chugged to the top of the hill, and I sat up as the Strong family farm sprawled out to the horizon.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

But for stock investors, the current level of inflation isn’t terrible and isn’t stopping the economy from chugging along, Zaccarelli says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, Cardi’s career campaign keeps chugging along fiercely.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

U.S. stocks have kept chugging higher this year, but bonds haven’t been able to shake off a five-year slump.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 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

Saving the Men October We could see them, chugging along behind us in their little Volkswagen.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez


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