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
There are three in the house: Louise, an 18-year-old puggle; Henry, a 13-year-old Chihuahua terrier and Lily, a 1½-year-old chug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026
I also run downstairs and make a bowl of popcorn, and grab and chug half a twenty-ounce bottle of tepid ginger ale.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Massie even chugged a celebratory glass of raw milk.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
“Let Me Roll It” had a funky swagger, while “Getting Better” chugged with cheerful insistence; “I’ve Just Seen a Face” showed off the group’s crisp harmonies and “Lady Madonna” its tight rhythmic interplay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
At one point on Thursday the train chugged past a queue of trucks waiting for fuel -- the trains themselves run on diesel, with the state railway company maintaining its own stocks.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
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 train chugged along from station to station.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
The group’s primal musical stew came from thoroughly American ingredients: ragged blues, chugging rock, narcotic country and hoarse soul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
It also asked travelers to “avoid chugging your ranch outside security” lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The country’s export juggernaut is chugging along ahead of President Trump’s visit to Beijing later this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
And if they had, it was quickly overshadowed by something else in our breakneck news cycle, like FBI director Kash Patel chugging beer with the gold medal–winning men’s hockey team.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026
Empty buses glowed from within with eerie gray light, chugging slowly from one stop to the next, their drivers sleepy and bored.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
