drag down
Example Sentences
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Growing fears about a wave of credit defaults might drag down prices across the whole market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
He warned that the war in Iran could push up inflation and drag down financial markets even further if interest rates start to rise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Still, any drop in oil prices is likely to drag down shares in Chevron and Exxon.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Even a protracted run of elevated oil prices may not drag down the economy the way they did in the 1970s and 1990s, said David Seif, an economist at Nomura.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
The two zeroes drag down the two A’s.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
