drag on
Example Sentences
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Higher bond yields can drag on stock prices and lift borrowing costs for companies and consumers across the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
"Uncertainty in the planning system is a drag on economic growth, investment and infrastructure delivery. In the City, where schemes are complex, constrained and require significant upfront investment, that doubt is especially damaging."
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
“Family conflict is more likely to occur, probate can drag on for months or years and take a big bite out of your estate’s value,” the law firm adds.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Those thin upper layers create drag on spacecraft, gradually slowing them and causing their orbits to drop.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Their road was on a long slow rise, enough to be a drag on the legs and increase the pain in his side.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
