chug
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When you feel groggy, it's tempting to chug multiple coffees or fizzy drinks.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
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
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
Mrs. Frisby heard the chug of the tractor and the soft scrape of the steel against the earth.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
Influencers in cowboy hats chugged cartons of milk.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Massie even chugged a celebratory glass of raw milk.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
The Welsh region had taken a surprise lead through tries from Ryan Elias and Archie Hughes but once the Saints juggernaut chugged into gear, they seemed to be running away with it.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
The investment bank and financial-services firm chugged along for years without much notice, specializing in bond trading and deals in risky corners of the finance world that competitors avoided.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
Hedge opened a jar of maraschino cherries and chugged them down.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
So, how well do you know the companies that keep the country chugging?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The forecast for this year requires Wall Street to keep chugging along.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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
As Banderas plays him, he’s a bearish marvel of a man with the kind of earthy soul that would have had Ernest Hemingway chugging salty dogs on his barstool all night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
He threw himself at her feet when she sat down and slept beside her every night, chugging like a locomotive.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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