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Alibaba is ramping up its artificial-intelligence efforts, but investors are worried the company’s aggressive spending plan will drag down its bottom line.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 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

But another property in Lee County, Fla., shows how foreclosures could drag down local values in areas where the housing market is already weak.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Until October 2025, the wages paid to H-2A workers were, although low, not so low as to distort the labor market and drag down the wages paid to domestic farmworkers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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