drag down
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And in a league hard-wired to drag down any team that inches too far ahead, anyone who resists the gravitational pull toward mediocrity has figured out how to beat the system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
All of these problems inevitably drag down students’ test scores.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Weaker growth data can become good news because they imply less inflation and less policy drag down the line.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
Risinger expects a dip in international Mounjaro sales following aggressive price cuts in China, while “most-favored-nation” pricing agreements in the U.S. threaten to drag down sales for other key drugs.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
It seemed that whenever I got a C or a D in conduct, which was usual, it would drag down all my other marks as well.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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