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Though the vast majority of stocks––including beaten down financials and airlines––proved resilient over that period, their numbers and strength weren’t nearly sufficient to offset the drag from the falling tech titans.

WILL TECH STOCKS STUMBLE OR SLIDE? WHAT THE FUNDAMENTALS TELL USSHAWN TULLYSEPTEMBER 16, 2020FORTUNE

How to vote in your stateBut the president’s ratings overall and on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic are in negative territory and are a drag on his candidacy.

POST-ABC WISCONSIN POLL SHOWS BIDEN HOLDING NARROW EDGE OVER TRUMPDAN BALZ, EMILY GUSKINSEPTEMBER 16, 2020WASHINGTON POST

If the poll result gets dragged out, or, gasp, gets contested, that will add all kinds of volatility to the markets.

IS M&A BACK? INVESTORS HOPE SO, AND THAT’S LIFTING GLOBAL STOCKSBERNHARD WARNERSEPTEMBER 15, 2020FORTUNE

For smaller kids, try dragging a mattress out of the bedroom, propping it against a couch, and encouraging your little ones to scramble to the “peak” at the top.

A 15-WEEK EXERCISE PLAN FOR KIDS AND FAMILIESKRISTA LANGLOISSEPTEMBER 12, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINE

What had never been done was mobilizing drag artists all over the country in service of getting out the vote.

VIRTUAL DRAG OUT THE VOTE EVENT FEATURES ‘DRAG RACE’ ALUMSTEPH PURIFOYSEPTEMBER 11, 2020WASHINGTON BLADE

Some said officers used physical force, handcuffing or dragging them around in the course of giving them the ticket.

THOSE TICKETED FOR SEDITIOUS LANGUAGE SAY THEIR ONLY CRIME WAS TALKING BACKKATE NUCCISEPTEMBER 9, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

There’s been disagreement over what happened — Atkins blamed the Assembly for dragging its feet — and a pair of major police reforms also failed to meet the deadline, including SB 731.

MORNING REPORT: HOTEL WORKERS WANT THEIR JOBS BACKVOICE OF SAN DIEGOSEPTEMBER 8, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

Additionally, they’re thinking about how they may need to revamp their product assortment and marketing throughout the year, as the types of products people want will be affected by how long the coronavirus pandemic drags on.

AFTER RECORD SALES, DTC STARTUPS ARE FOCUSING ON RETENTIONANNA HENSELSEPTEMBER 4, 2020DIGIDAY

People can tune in between Zoom calls, but that flitting in and out can drag down the average number of people watching in any given minute.

AS AT&T CONSIDERS DOWNSIZING ITS MEDIA BUSINESS, WHITHER WARNERMEDIA?TIM PETERSONSEPTEMBER 2, 2020DIGIDAY

We, Watsons, are waiting for him to step forward and drag various dark mysteries into the light of day.

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