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drag

[drag] / dræg /


NOUN
a puff while smoking
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VERB
haul something to a new place
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For Espinoza, that liberation meant reclaiming a femininity she had once feared, by drawing from drag culture and the ’80s vogue tradition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

China’s fixed-asset investment in the first nine months of the year will also be in focus, as the property downturn and cautious corporate spending continue to drag on growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

This effect is sometimes referred to as volatility drag: It takes a larger percentage gain to overcome a given percentage loss, and this drag grows by the square of volatility.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

While tracking elephants in Namibia's Huab River Valley, Veronesi spotted an unusual trail of drag marks across the sand of a dry riverbed.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

"And if you fear, you should not be of this party. It is bad enough that we must drag the boy along, quavering in his boots."

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Bavuma epic drags SA back into Test - have they time to beat Australia?

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

A higher interest-rate environment typically drags down the non-interest-yielding yellow metal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Jones, who is known as a commodity trader, said he expects that oil prices could rise by another $20 or $25 a barrel as the Iran conflict drags on.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

"We've gained the first direct evidence that the quark indeed drags more plasma with it as it travels," Lee adds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Sophia drags in Astrid's two sisters to watch.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The eurozone aggregate was dragged down by France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Negotiations over the structure of Class C shares dragged into September, with the committee offering a 1-for-9 dividend, meaning one Class C share for every nine existing shares.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Sluggish demand for some of its big sport-utility vehicles also dragged on demand as gas prices remain elevated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

"We're very close" to a trade deal with India, a second senior US official said of negotiations with the Asian giant that have dragged on for months.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Holding one leg to keep from being dragged away, I feel for the second leg.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Ukraine has attacked Moscow and Saint Petersburg throughout the Kremlin's dragging offensive but large-scale hits on Russia's main cities are rare.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

The footage shows the Ukrainian drone hovering above its target, before dropping a net and dragging it from the sky.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Beaches typically go through a seasonal cycle with powerful winter waves dragging sand out to sea and more mild summer waves depositing the sand back onshore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

My muscles burned and my back screamed as I raced up and down the stairs, dragging the hose around door frames.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

She ducked past kids dragging their marvel-valises from the dorms.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


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